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Household of Roger Wilson (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Roger Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Roger Wilson, born in 1855 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Roger was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1878 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), George (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Roger's Boarder, Joseph H (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Roger's Boarder, Obadiah (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Roger Wilson's household

Male

Roger

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Clara

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Hall

Boarder
Male

Obadiah

Wardley

Boarder
First name(s) Roger
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Roger

Wilson

Head

Married

26

1855

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Hindley, Lancashire, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Clara

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph H

Hall

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Obadiah

Wardley

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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