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Household of James Wilson (born 1842, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1842 in Skerton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1841 in Duckenfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Skerton, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Skerton, Lancashire, England), James H (born 1877 in Skerton, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Skerton, Lancashire, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James H

Wilson

Son
Female

Ada

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Skerton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Duckenfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Skerton, Lancashire, England

James H

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Skerton, Lancashire, England

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