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Household of Samuel Willson (born 1816, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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 Willson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Willson, born in 1816 in Bromley, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Willson, born in 1829 in Bromley, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Bromley, Kent, England), George (born 1859 in Bromley, Kent, England), William (born 1864 in Bromley, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Bromley, Kent, England), Henry (born 1866 in Bromley, Kent, England), James (born 1870 in Bromley, Kent, England) and Charles (born 1872 in Bromley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Nephew, James Shewbridge, born in 1857 in Bromley, Kent, England.


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Samuel Willson's household

Male

Samuel

Willson

Head
Female

Ellen

Willson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Willson

Son
Male

George

Willson

Son
Male

William

Willson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Willson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wilson (Willson)

Son
Male

James

Wilson (Willson)

Son
Male

Charles

Wilson (Willson)

Son
Male

James

Shewbridge

Nephew
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Willson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Bromley, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Willson

Head

Married

65

1816

Bromley, Kent, England

Ellen

Willson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bromley, Kent, England

Thomas

Willson

Son

Single

23

1858

Bromley, Kent, England

George

Willson

Son

Single

22

1859

Bromley, Kent, England

William

Willson

Son

Single

17

1864

Bromley, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Willson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bromley, Kent, England

Henry

Wilson (Willson)

Son

Single

15

1866

Bromley, Kent, England

James

Wilson (Willson)

Son

Single

11

1870

Bromley, Kent, England

Charles

Wilson (Willson)

Son

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Kent, England

James

Shewbridge

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Bromley, Kent, England

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