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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1840, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1840 in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1840 in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Susan (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1873 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Linton (born 1877 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Maud Mary (born 1880 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth Coupland, born in 1869 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Susan

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Linton

Wilson

Son
Female

Maud Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Coupland

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Billinghay, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Billinghay, Lincolnshire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Billinghay, Lincolnshire, England

Susan

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Linton

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Maud Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Coupland

Servant

Single

12

1869

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

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