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Household of James Wilson (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1850 in Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1851 in Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Phoebe Ann (born 1874 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Rachel (born 1876 in Stairfoot, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas Harry (born 1881 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, Richard Chilton, born in 1856 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Phoebe Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas Harry

Wilson

Son
Male

Richard

Chilton

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Staffordshire, England

Phoebe Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stairfoot, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Harry

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Chilton

Brother

Single

25

1856

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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