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Household of John M Wilson (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

John M Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John M Wilson, born in 1830 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John M was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Caroline (born 1859 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1861 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Helena (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Richard S (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Frederick W (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John M's Visitor, Betsy (born 1815 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John M's Visitor, Millicent (born 1859 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and John M's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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John M Wilson's household

Male

John M

Wilson

Head
Female

Caroline

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helena

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Richard S

Wilson

Son
Male

Frederick W

Wilson

Son
Female

Betsy

Hill

Visitor
Female

Millicent

Sherrat

Visitor
Female

Jane

Holland

Servant
First name(s) John M
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John M

Wilson

Head

Widower

51

1830

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Wilson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Helena

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Richard S

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Frederick W

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Hill

Visitor

Widow

66

1815

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Millicent

Sherrat

Visitor

Single

22

1859

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Holland

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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