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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1826 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1828 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1858 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Mary Armitage, born in 1850 in Elland, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Armitage

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

55

1826

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

23

1858

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Armitage

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Elland, Yorkshire, England

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