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Household of John Wilson (born 1852, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1852 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1851 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1870 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and William Robert (born 1881 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Emma Downs, born in 1862 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Emma

Downs

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

29

1852

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Batley, Yorkshire, England

William Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Downs

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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