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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1847, 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.

Robert Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1847 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1849 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

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