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Household of Robert Wilding (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Robert Wilding and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilding, born in 1843 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilding, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Mary Jane (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Mary Ann Searer, born in 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Wilding's household

Male

Robert

Wilding

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilding

Wife
Male

John

Wilding

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilding

Daughter
Male

James

Wilding

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Wilding

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Searer

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Leyland, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilding

Head

Married

38

1843

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilding

Wife

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Wilding

Son

Married

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wilding

Daughter

Married

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Wilding

Son

Married

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Wilding

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Searer

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

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