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Household of Henry Wilson (born 1834, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wilson, born in 1834 in Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wilson, born in 1844 in Spittal, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Henry, born 1878 in Hebburn, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1814 in Paston, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Scotland).


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Henry Wilson's household

Male

Henry

Wilson

Head
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Wife
Male

Henry

Wilson

Son
Female

Ann

Nesbitt

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wilson

Head

Married

47

1834

Northumberland, England

Jessie

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Spittal, Northumberland, England

Henry

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Hebburn, Durham, England

Ann

Nesbitt

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Paston, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Scotland

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