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Household of John Wilson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding),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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1846 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellen Wilson, born in 1849 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1866 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1872 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), John Shutt (born 1873 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), William R Edgar (born 1880 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1875 in -).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Emma

Shutt

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John Shutt

Wilson

Son
Male

William R Edgar

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

35

1846

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shutt

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

John Shutt

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

William R Edgar

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

-

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