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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1837, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1837 in Glossop, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1839 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Martha Ann (born 1864 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1869 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Ralph (born 1876 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Abel (born 1879 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and Alice (born 1871 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Ann Jane Bibby, born in 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Wilson

Son
Male

Abel

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ann Jane

Bibby

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Edith

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Abel

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Newton, Cheshire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Ann Jane

Bibby

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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