Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Wilson (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1827 in Penketh, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1831 in Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1859 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1861 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1865 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Sutton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah Ann Wright, born in 1862 in Widnes, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Alfred

Wilson

Son
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Wright

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Penketh, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

54

1827

Penketh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

22

1859

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Wright

Servant

Single

19

1862

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Wilson in Prescot in 1881, and follow the Wilson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Wilson

We’ve found John Wilson in 1975 family trees. Find out more about John Wilson's household and view the Wilson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census