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Household of John Wilson (born 1841, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1841 in Pewsey, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Jane Wilson, born in 1841 in Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), James (born 1870 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Robert (born 1872 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Margaret Ann (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Martha (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and William Henry (born 1880 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret Jane

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Wilson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pewsey, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Pewsey, Wiltshire, England

Margaret Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wiltshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

North Shields, Northumberland, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Gravesend, Kent, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Gravesend, Kent, England

Margaret Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Martha

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William Henry

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Gravesend, Kent, England

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