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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1840 in Elland, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah E (born 1873 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Henry Haye, born in 1841 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Haye

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Elland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Haye

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

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