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Household of Matthew Wilson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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.

Matthew Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wilson, born in 1836 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1837 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1860 in Churwell, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Frances A (born 1879 in Churwell, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Wilson's household

Male

Matthew

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Allison

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Allison

Daughter
Female

Frances A

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

21

1860

Churwell, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Allison

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Allison

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Frances A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Churwell, Yorkshire, England

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