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Household of John Wilson (born 1833, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1833 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Wilson, born in 1836 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Alice M (born 1873 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1878 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1880 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Annie

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Pontefract, 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

48

1833

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Alice M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

William

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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