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Household of James Willson (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

James Willson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Willson, born in 1833 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Esther A Willson, born in 1853 in Camberwell, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Antonille A (born 1871 in Penge, Surrey, England), Charles J (born 1875 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Esther M (born 1880 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nurse, Margaret (born 1854 in -), James's Servant, Hannah (born 1853 in Middlesex, England) and James's Servant, Henry J (born 1841 in Southwark, Surrey, England).


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James Willson's household

Male

James

Willson

Head
Female

Esther A

Willson

Wife
Female

Antonille A

Willson

Daughter
Male

Charles J

Willson

Son
Female

Esther M

Willson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Randall

Nurse
Female

Hannah

Hearn

Servant
Male

Henry J

Thorpe

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Willson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Willson

Head

Married

48

1833

Scotland

Esther A

Willson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Antonille A

Willson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Penge, Surrey, England

Charles J

Willson

Son

Single

6

1875

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Esther M

Willson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Margaret

Randall

Nurse

Widow

27

1854

-

Hannah

Hearn

Servant

Single

28

1853

Middlesex, England

Henry J

Thorpe

Servant

Married

40

1841

Southwark, Surrey, England

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