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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1843 in Birstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rachel A Wilson, born in 1847 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John G (born 1869 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Jim (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Louisa (born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Rachel Walker, born in 1813 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Rachel A

Wilson

Wife
Male

John G

Walker

Son
Female

Ann

Walker

Daughter
Male

Jim

Wilson

Son
Female

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Walker

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Rachel A

Wilson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

John G

Walker

Son

Single

12

1869

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Walker

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Jim

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Walker

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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