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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1849, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1849 in Heworth, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilson, born in 1854 in Heworth, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Ruth (born 1874 in Heworth, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Heworth, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1876 in Heworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Brother, Joseph (born 1862 in Heworth, Durham, England) and Robert's Visitor, Margaret (born 1865 in Winlaton, Durham, England).


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Wife
Female

Ruth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Brother
Female

Margaret

Shield

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Heworth, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

32

1849

Heworth, Durham, England

Mary A

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Heworth, Durham, England

Ruth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Heworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Heworth, Durham, England

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Heworth, Durham, England

Joseph

Wilson

Brother

Single

19

1862

Heworth, Durham, England

Margaret

Shield

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Winlaton, Durham, England

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