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Household of John Wilson (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1833 in Heighington, Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret E Wilson, born in 1838 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1861 in Heighington, Durham, England), Robert (born 1863 in Durham, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Heighington, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Heighington, Durham, England), Charles (born 1874 in Heighington, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1877 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Durham, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1866 in Durham, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret E

Wilson

Wife
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Wilson

Son
Male

Edward

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Zell

Boarder
Male

John

Zell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Heighington, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Heighington, Durham, England

Margaret E

Wilson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Durham, England

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Heighington, Durham, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Heighington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heighington, Durham, England

Charles

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Heighington, Durham, England

Edward

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

George

Zell

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

John

Zell

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

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