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Household of James Wilson (born 1855, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1855 in Coundon, Durham, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wilson, born in 1858 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Dalton, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Haswell Moor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Archer (born 1849 in Cumberland, England) and James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1851 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Archer

Dailey

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Walls

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Coundon, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

26

1855

Coundon, Durham, England

Catherine

Wilson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Durham, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Dalton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Haswell Moor, Durham, England

Archer

Dailey

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Cumberland, England

Thomas

Walls

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

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