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Household of John Wilson (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 1851 in Cloughton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1853 in Filey, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas B (born 1874 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Ernest F (born 1877 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Annie J (born 1879 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Thomas W (born 1869 in Cloughton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, William C (born 1858 in Heslington, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas B

Wilson

Son
Male

Ernest F

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Wilson

Nephew
Male

William C

Penty

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Cloughton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

30

1851

Cloughton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Filey, Yorkshire, England

Thomas B

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ernest F

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Annie J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas W

Wilson

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Cloughton, Yorkshire, England

William C

Penty

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Heslington, Yorkshire, England

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