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Household of John Wilson (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1823 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Wilson, born in 1827 in Bollington, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Ann F (born 1823 in Bollington, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Elizabeth Ann (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Ann (born 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Bertha (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Harriet

Wilson

Wife
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

Frank

Wilson

Son
Female

Ann F

Feurnett

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Feurnett

Niece
Female

Ann

Pollard

Boarder
Female

Bertha

Pollard

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

58

1823

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Wilson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bollington, Yorkshire, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank

Wilson

Son

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann F

Feurnett

Sister In Law

Widow

58

1823

Bollington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Feurnett

Niece

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Pollard

Boarder

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Pollard

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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