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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1839, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1839 in Ayton, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1841 in Yarm, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Lillian (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), Mark M (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Robert E (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Maud (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Maggie (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England) and Effie (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister In Law, Martha Stainsby, born in 1846 in Yarm, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Lillian

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Mark M

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert E

Wilson

Son
Female

Maud

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Effie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Stainsby

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ayton, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Ayton, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Yarm, Yorkshire, England

Lillian

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Mark M

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Robert E

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Maud

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Effie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Martha

Stainsby

Sister In Law

Single

35

1846

Yarm, Yorkshire, England

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