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Household of Richard Wilson (born 1852, Lancashire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wilson, born in 1852 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Wilson, born in 1851 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Rachel (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Wilson's household

Male

Richard

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wilson

Head

Married

29

1852

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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