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Household of Richard Wilson (born 1818, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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.

Richard Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wilson, born in 1818 in Aylesbeare, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Nancy Wilson, born in 1824 in Harpford, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1863 in Aylesbeare, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Aylesbeare, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1870 in Aylesbeare, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1845 in Aylesbeare, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England), Annie (born 1874 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Alfred (born 1876 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Son In Law, Robert Page, born in 1849 in Pinhoe, Devon, England.


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Richard Wilson's household

Male

Richard

Wilson

Head
Female

Nancy

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wilson

Son
Female

Bessie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Page

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Page

Daughter
Male

William

Page

Grand Son
Female

Annie

Page

Grand Daughter
Male

Alfred

Page

Grand Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Aylesbeare, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wilson

Head

Married

63

1818

Aylesbeare, Devon, England

Nancy

Wilson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Harpford, Devon, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Aylesbeare, Devon, England

Alfred

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Aylesbeare, Devon, England

Bessie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Aylesbeare, Devon, England

Robert

Page

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Pinhoe, Devon, England

Mary

Page

Daughter

Married

36

1845

Aylesbeare, Devon, England

William

Page

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Exeter, Devon, England

Annie

Page

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Exeter, Devon, England

Alfred

Page

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Exeter, Devon, England

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