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Household of John Wilson (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 1837 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wilson, born in 1833 in Deal, Kent, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Margate, Kent, England), John (born 1863 in Margate, Kent, England), Eliza (born 1867 in Margate, Kent, England), Robert (born 1871 in Margate, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Margate, Kent, England) and Louise (born 1875 in Margate, Kent, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Alfred

Wilson

Son
Female

Louise

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Margate, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Deal, Kent, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Margate, Kent, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

Margate, Kent, England

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Margate, Kent, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Margate, Kent, England

Alfred

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Margate, Kent, England

Louise

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Margate, Kent, England

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