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Household of Joshua Wilson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Wilson, born in 1842 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Emma Wilson, born in 1840 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Servant, Sarah Illingworth, born in 1851 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.


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Joshua Wilson's household

Male

Joshua

Wilson

Head
Female

Emma

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Illingworth

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Illingworth

Servant

Widow

30

1851

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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