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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1819 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Betty Wilson, born in 1816 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Alice Harrison, born in 1841 in Hoghton, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Betty

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Harrison

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

62

1819

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Betty

Wilson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Harrison

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Hoghton, Lancashire, England

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