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Household of Samuel Wilson (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire,Derbyshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wilson, born in 1854 in Lees, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Abel Wilson, born in 1879 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Abel, born 1879 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Joseph Gledhill, born in 1834 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England.


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Samuel Wilson's household

Male

Samuel

Wilson

Head
Male

Abel

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Gledhill

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lees, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wilson

Head

Married

27

1854

Lees, Lancashire, England

Abel

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Gledhill

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

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