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Household of Richard Wilson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James E (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth E (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Father, John Wilson, born in 1815 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Wilson's household

Male

Richard

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

James E

Wilson

Son
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Father
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James E

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Father

Widower

66

1815

Preston, Lancashire, England

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