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Household of John Wilton (born 1838, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 Wilton and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilton, born in 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 16 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wilton, born in 1814 in Wickham, Hampshire, England. They had 10 children; John (born 1857 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Charles (born 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England), George (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Annie (born 1867 in Patcham, Sussex, England), Robert (born 1868 in Patcham, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1870 in Patcham, Sussex, England), Caroline (born 1872 in Patcham, Sussex, England), William (born 1874 in Patcham, Sussex, England) and Flora (born 1876 in Patcham, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Eliza (born 1814 in Wickham, Hampshire, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Findon, Sussex, England) and John's Boarder, George (born 1841 in -).


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John Wilton's household

Male

John

Wilton

Head
Female

Eliza

Wilton

Sister
Male

John

Wilton

Head
Female

Fanny

Wilton

Wife
Male

John

Wilton

Son
Male

Charles

Wilton

Son
Male

George

Wilton

Son
Male

Alfred

Wilton

Son
Female

Annie

Wilton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilton

Son
Male

Henry

Wilton

Son
Female

Caroline

Wilton

Daughter
Male

William

Wilton

Son
Female

Flora

Wilton

Daughter
Male

William

Sharp

Boarder
Male

George

Shedwick

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilton

Head

Widower

74

1807

City of London, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Wilton

Sister

Single

67

1814

Wickham, Hampshire, England

John

Wilton

Head

Married

43

1838

Brighton, Sussex, England

Fanny

Wilton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lewes, Sussex, England

John

Wilton

Son

Single

24

1857

Brighton, Sussex, England

Charles

Wilton

Son

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

George

Wilton

Son

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alfred

Wilton

Son

Single

16

1865

Brighton, Sussex, England

Annie

Wilton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Patcham, Sussex, England

Robert

Wilton

Son

Single

13

1868

Patcham, Sussex, England

Henry

Wilton

Son

Single

11

1870

Patcham, Sussex, England

Caroline

Wilton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Patcham, Sussex, England

William

Wilton

Son

Single

7

1874

Patcham, Sussex, England

Flora

Wilton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Patcham, Sussex, England

William

Sharp

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Findon, Sussex, England

George

Shedwick

Boarder

Single

40

1841

-

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