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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1811 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Emma, born 1838 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He had 1 grandchild; Fred, born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, Simon Dowling, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Emma

Dowling

Daughter
Male

Simon

Dowling

Son In Law
Male

Fred

Pickering

Grand Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Widower

70

1811

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Dowling

Daughter

Married

43

1838

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Simon

Dowling

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Fred

Pickering

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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