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Household of John Wilson (born 1843, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1843 in Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Wilson, born in 1849 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John W (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughr, Ada (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), John's Daughr, Annie (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Daughr, Florence (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Helen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Ada

Wilson

Daughr
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughr
Female

Florence

Wilson

Daughr
Male

John W

Wilson

Son
Male

Ernest

Wilson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Leicestershire, England

Helen

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Ada

Wilson

Daughr

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughr

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Florence

Wilson

Daughr

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

John W

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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