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Household of Samuel Wilson (born 1855, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wilson, born in 1855 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1856 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Father In Law, Joseph (born 1820 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Samuel's Mother, Mary (born 1814 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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Samuel Wilson's household

Male

Samuel

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Swaine

Father In Law
Female

Mary

Swaine

Mother
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wilson

Head

Married

26

1855

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Swaine

Father In Law

Married

61

1820

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Swaine

Mother

Married

67

1814

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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