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Household of John Wilson (born 1847, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingston, Surrey, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1847 in Luton, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ada R Wilson, born in 1845 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; John D (born 1875 in Canada), Horace J (born 1878 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England) and Ada G (born 1880 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England) and John's Visitor, Laurence (born 1841 in Southsea, Hampshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Ada R

Wilson

Wife
Male

John D

Wilson

Son
Male

Horace J

Wilson

Son
Female

Ada G

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Servant
Male

Laurence

Tulip

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Luton, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Luton, Lincolnshire, England

Ada R

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

London, Middlesex, England

John D

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Canada

Horace J

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Ada G

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Laurence

Tulip

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Southsea, Hampshire, England

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