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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1825, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1825 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Selina Wilson, born in 1829 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1855 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1863 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Amelia (born 1865 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Selina

Wilson

Wife
Male

Henry

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Amelia

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Lodger
Male

George

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

56

1825

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Selina

Wilson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Devonport, Devon, England

Henry

Wilson

Son

Single

26

1855

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Wilson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

William

Shaw

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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