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Household of James Wilson (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1841 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1839 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Martha (born 1869 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1874 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), David (born 1877 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), William Thomas (born 1880 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1866 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Wifes Son, John George Johnson, born in 1863 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

Frank

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

William Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

John George

Johnson

Wifes Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Frank

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

David

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

William Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

John George

Johnson

Wifes Son

Single

18

1863

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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