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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1839 in Nelson, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wilson, born in 1838 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Arthur (born 1864 in Church, Lancashire, England), Emily Ann (born 1862 in Church, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Rennie (born 1868 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1871 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1873 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude Thornton (born 1878 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Female

Emily Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Rennie

Wilson

Son
Female

Clara

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Female

Gertrude Thornton

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Nelson, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Colne, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Church, Lancashire, England

Emily Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Church, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Rennie

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Clara

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Edith

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Walter

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Gertrude Thornton

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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