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Household of James Wilson (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1853 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1850 in Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Harry, born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Harriet (born 1817 in Cornwall, England), James's Servant, John (born 1855 in Peckham, Surrey, England), James's Lodger, Susan (born 1857 in Croydon, Surrey, England), James's Lodger, Charles (born 1860 in Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England) and James's Lodger, Jane (born 1812 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Harriet

Hawke

Mother In Law
Male

John

Morris

Servant
Female

Susan

Morris

Lodger
Male

Harry

Morris

Son
Male

Charles

Humphries

Lodger
Female

Jane

Adams

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

28

1853

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cornwall, England

Harriet

Hawke

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Cornwall, England

John

Morris

Servant

Married

26

1855

Peckham, Surrey, England

Susan

Morris

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Croydon, Surrey, England

Harry

Morris

Son

Single

0

1881

Croydon, Surrey, England

Charles

Humphries

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Jane

Adams

Lodger

Single

69

1812

City of London, Middlesex, England

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