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Household of Henry Leach Wilson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Henry Leach Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Leach Wilson, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry Leach was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Wilson, born in 1841 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry Lambert (born 1867 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry Leach's Servant, Martha Dishley, born in 1860 in Shropshire, England.


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Henry Leach Wilson's household

Male

Henry Leach

Wilson

Head
Female

Rebecca

Wilson

Wife
Male

Henry Lambert

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Male

Herbert

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Martha

Dishley

Servant
First name(s) Henry Leach
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry Leach

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Henry Lambert

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Martha

Dishley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Shropshire, England

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