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Household of James Wilson (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1816 in , consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1819 in Shropshire, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1856 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter In Law, Emma Wilson, born in 1856 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Emma

Wilson

Daughter In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place -

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

65

1816

-

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Shropshire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Married

25

1856

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Emma

Wilson

Daughter In Law

Married

25

1856

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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