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Household of James Wilson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

James Wilson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1836 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wilson, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Allan (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), George (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Stanley (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Lizzie (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Grand Mother, Mary (born 1809 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Caroline (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Allan

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

Stanley

Wilson

Son
Female

Lizzie

Wilson

Niece
Female

Mary

Wilson

Grand Mother
Female

Caroline

Mudford

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Allan

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Stanley

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lizzie

Wilson

Niece

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Grand Mother

Widow

72

1809

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Caroline

Mudford

Servant

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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