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Household of John Wilson (born 1854, Yorkshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Wilson, born in 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John H (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Anna M (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Martha

Wilson

Wife
Male

John H

Wilson

Son
Female

Florence

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Anna M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Mallinson

Lodger
Male

William

Mallinson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John H

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Anna M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Mallinson

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Mallinson

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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