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Household of Joshua Wilson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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.

Joshua Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Wilson, born in 1846 in Greetland, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellen Wilson, born in 1848 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Clara (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Hannah (born 1876 in Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, Wales), Sarah Ellen (born 1878 in Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, Wales) and Martha (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Wilson's household

Male

Joshua

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Clara

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Hannah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Wilson

Head

Married

35

1846

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Clara

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Hugh

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Hannah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Sarah Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Martha

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

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