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Household of John Wilson (born 1834, Yorkshire)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1834 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1836 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Ellen (born 1857 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Wilfred (born 1860 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Martha Ann (born 1863 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1865 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Myra (born 1869 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Matthew (born 1871 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1874 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur E (born 1877 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Wilson

Son
Female

Martha Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Wilson

Son
Female

Myra

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Arthur E

Wilson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

47

1834

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Wilson

Son

Single

21

1860

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Myra

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Arthur E

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

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