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Household of Matthew Wilson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wilson, born in 1842 in Royston, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1848 in Wath, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Frank (born 1870 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1875 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1877 in Royston, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1880 in Royston, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Wilson's household

Male

Matthew

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

Frank

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Tom

Wilson

Son
Male

Fred

Wilson

Son
Male

Albert

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Royston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Royston, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Royston, Yorkshire, England

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