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Household of John Wilson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1842 in Burscough, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Wilson, born in 1842 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Maghull, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Maghull, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Maghull, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Maghull, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1878 in Maghull, Lancashire, England) and Martha Ann (born 1881 in Maghull, Lancashire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Martha

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Burscough, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Maghull, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Maghull, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Maghull, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Maghull, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Maghull, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Maghull, Lancashire, England

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