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Household of John Wilson (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, 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 Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1821 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1875 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1877 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1879 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Julia Sullivan, born in 1856 in Middlesex, England.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Julia

Sullivan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Julia

Sullivan

Servant

Single

25

1856

Middlesex, England

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