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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1841 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Fred (born 1865 in Ireland), Tom (born 1869 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Yipporul (born 1871 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1874 in Denton, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Denton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Denton, Lancashire, England) and Lilian (born 1881 in Denton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's House Maid, Mary Ann (born 1861 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Nurse, Catherine (born 1867 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

Fred

Wilson

Son
Male

Tom

Wilson

Son
Female

Yipporul

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Ernest

Wilson

Son
Male

Alfred

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Lilian

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Edwards

House Maid
Female

Catherine

Edwards

Nurse
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fred

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Ireland

Tom

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Yipporul

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Denton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Denton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Denton, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Denton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Edwards

House Maid

Single

20

1861

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Edwards

Nurse

Single

14

1867

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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