Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1841 in Widnes, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1876 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), William (born 1878 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Annie (born 1870 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1819 in Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Harper

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Harper

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Widnes, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Charles

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Crewe, Cheshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Annie

Harper

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Harper

Lodger

Widow

62

1819

Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Wilson in Nantwich in 1881, and follow the Wilson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Wilson

We’ve found Joseph Wilson in 861 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Wilson's household and view the Wilson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census