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Household of James Wilson (born 1848, Isle of Man)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1848 in Isle of Man, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1848 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1871 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Mary E (born 1873 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Margaret A (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Isaac Millburn, born in 1846 in Penrith, Cumberland, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Isaac

Millburn

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

33

1848

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Emily

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Millburn

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Penrith, Cumberland, England

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