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Household of Robert Elliot Wilson (born 1830, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Robert Elliot Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Elliot Wilson, born in 1830 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Robert Elliot was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1827 in Barton, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Robert Wm (born 1858 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Arthur (born 1868 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert Elliot's Sevt, Margaret Scandlen, born in 1863 in Jarrow, Durham, England.


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Robert Elliot Wilson's household

Male

Robert Elliot

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert Wm

Wilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Scandlen

Sevt
First name(s) Robert Elliot
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Elliot

Wilson

Head

Married

51

1830

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Barton, Dorset, England

Robert Wm

Wilson

Son

Single

23

1858

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Margaret

Scandlen

Sevt

Single

18

1863

Jarrow, Durham, England

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