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Household of Henry Wilson (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wilson, born in 1845 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sylvia H Wilson, born in 1850 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John E (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Annie M (born 1873 in Lancashire, England) and Henry H (born 1874 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, Ellen Jane (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry's Visitor, Edith May (born 1876 in Horwich, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Servant, Alice E (born 1864 in Hastings, Sussex, England).


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Henry Wilson's household

Male

Henry

Wilson

Head
Female

Sylvia H

Wilson

Wife
Male

John E

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Henry H

Wilson

Son
Female

Ellen Jane

Shaw

Boarder
Female

Edith May

Collier

Visitor
Female

Alice E

Flood

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wilson

Head

Married

36

1845

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Sylvia H

Wilson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

John E

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Henry H

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Ellen Jane

Shaw

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith May

Collier

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Alice E

Flood

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hastings, Sussex, England

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