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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1832, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1832 in Alston, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Wilson, born in 1834 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1860 in Durham, England), Joseph M (born 1863 in Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1870 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Tanfield, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1874 in Tanfield, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Daughter, Henriette (born 1865 in Germany), Joseph's Step Son, George R (born 1867 in Australia) and Joseph's Step Daughter, Jane A (born 1871 in Germany).


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph M

Wilson

Son
Female

Henriette

Burlinson

Step Daughter
Male

George R

Tiplady

Step Son
Female

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Burlinson

Step Daughter
Female

Mary J

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Alston, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

49

1832

Alston, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth J

Wilson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

21

1860

Durham, England

Joseph M

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Henriette

Burlinson

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Germany

George R

Tiplady

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Australia

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lanchester, Durham, England

Jane A

Burlinson

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Germany

Mary J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tanfield, Durham, England

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tanfield, Durham, England

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