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Household of John Wilson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1843 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1846 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret E (born 1868 in Appleton, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1870 in Appleton, Lancashire, England), John Thomas (born 1872 in Appleton, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1873 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), James Hy (born 1874 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1877 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England) and Alice Ann (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James Hy

Wilson

Son
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice Ann

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Preston, 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

38

1843

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Appleton, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Appleton, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Appleton, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

James Hy

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

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