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Household of John Wilson (born 1804, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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 Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1804 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Wilson, born in 1804 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1829 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) and Jane (born 1835 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England). They had 4 grandchildren; John (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph H (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Hannah Wilson (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Ann (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Thomas (born 1841 in Lancashire, England) and John's Visitor, James (born 1817 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Jemima

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Hampson

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Hampson

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Hampson

Grand Son
Female

Hannah Wilson

Hampson

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Hampson

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Townson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

77

1804

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Jemima

Wilson

Wife

Married

77

1804

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Widower

52

1829

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

John

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hampson

Sister In Law

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Jane

Hampson

Daughter

Married

46

1835

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Joseph H

Hampson

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hannah Wilson

Hampson

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Hampson

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Townson

Visitor

Widower

64

1817

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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