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Household of Samuel R Wilson (born 1834, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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.

Samuel R Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel R Wilson, born in 1834 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 10 members. Samuel R was the head of the household, married to Mary E Wilson, born in 1856 in New Swindon, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; Herbert S (born 1864 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Percy R (born 1869 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Mary M (born 1879 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Lionel R H (born 1881 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel R's Sister In Law, Emily H (born 1860 in New Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Samuel R's Visitor, Laura E (born 1865 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England), Samuel R's Servant, Emma (born 1857 in St Lawrence, Kent, England) and Samuel R's Servant, Emily M (born 1865 in Monkton, Kent, England).


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Samuel R Wilson's household

Male

Samuel R

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary E

Wilson

Wife
Male

Herbert S

Wilson

Son
Male

Percy R

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Lionel R H

Wilson

Son
Female

Emily H

Holt

Sister In Law
Female

Laura E

Allcock

Visitor
Female

Emma

Appleton

Servant
Female

Emily M

Ansley

Servant
First name(s) Samuel R
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel R

Wilson

Head

Married

47

1834

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary E

Wilson

Wife

Married

25

1856

New Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Herbert S

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Percy R

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Mary M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Lionel R H

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Emily H

Holt

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

New Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Laura E

Allcock

Visitor

Single

16

1865

North Walsham, Norfolk, England

Emma

Appleton

Servant

Single

24

1857

St Lawrence, Kent, England

Emily M

Ansley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Monkton, Kent, England

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