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Household of Richard Wilson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wilson, born in 1836 in Austwick, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Maria Wilson, born in 1842 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1870 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1875 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1879 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Cousin, George Timbrell, born in 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Wilson's household

Male

Richard

Wilson

Head
Female

Maria

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Timbrell

Cousin
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Austwick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Austwick, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Emma

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Edith

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

George

Timbrell

Cousin

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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