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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1839, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1839 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Mary M (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Amy S K (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Wilhelmina J (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), George (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William J (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Annie L (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Cecil (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister In Law, Elizabeth King, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Amy S K

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

William J

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie L

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Cecil

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

King

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Amy S K

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Wilhelmina J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William J

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie L

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Cecil

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

King

Sister In Law

Single

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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