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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1853, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1853 in Durham, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1856 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1874 in Durham, England), Robert W (born 1876 in Durham, England), Thomas L (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Minnie H (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Walter Wash, born in 1858 in Essex, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas L

Wilson

Son
Female

Minnie H

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Wash

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

28

1853

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Robert W

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Thomas L

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Minnie H

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Walter

Wash

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Essex, England

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