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Household of John Wilson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 1841 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1844 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John R (born 1869 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England), Luke (born 1875 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Eli Harrison, born in 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

John R

Wilson

Son
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Luke

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Eli

Harrison

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England

John R

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England

Luke

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England

Eli

Harrison

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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