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Household of James Wilson (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1836 in Wapping, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriett Wilson, born in 1835 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Amelia (born 1865 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Clara (born 1870 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Ernest (born 1868 in Holloway, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John Evans, born in 1852 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Harriett

Wilson

Wife
Female

Amelia

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Evans

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Wapping, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Amelia

Wilson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Clara

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Holloway, Middlesex, England

John

Evans

Lodger

-

29

1852

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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