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Household of Mathew Wilson (born 1797, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helmsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Mathew Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Wilson, born in 1797 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Mathew was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 grandchildren; John (born 1858 in East Moors, Yorkshire, England), Wilson (born 1862 in Pockley, Yorkshire, England), Simeon (born 1871 in Pockley, Yorkshire, England) and Anne Elizabeth (born 1864 in Pockley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Servant, Sarah Jane Colley, born in 1860 in Yorkshire, England.


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Mathew Wilson's household

Male

Mathew

Wilson

Head
Male

John

Wilson

Grand Son
Male

Wilson

Barker

Grand Son
Male

Simeon

Barker

Grand Son
Female

Anne Elizabeth

Barker

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Colley

Servant
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Wilson

Head

Widower

84

1797

Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

23

1858

East Moors, Yorkshire, England

Wilson

Barker

Grand Son

Single

19

1862

Pockley, Yorkshire, England

Simeon

Barker

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Pockley, Yorkshire, England

Anne Elizabeth

Barker

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Pockley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Colley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

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