Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1845 in Grenoside, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Walter (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Wilfred (born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Mary E (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Wilson

Son
Male

Frank

Wilson

Son
Male

Wilfred

Brook

Boarder
Female

Mary E

Brook

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Grenoside, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Brook

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Brook

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Wilson in Sheffield in 1881, and follow the Wilson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Wilson

We’ve found Joseph Wilson in 900 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Wilson's household and view the Wilson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census