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Household of James Wilson (born 1855, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 1855 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1855 in Wales. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1877 in Waterhouses, Durham, England) and James (born 1879 in Waterhouses, Durham, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

26

1855

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wales

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Waterhouses, Durham, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Waterhouses, Durham, England

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