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Household of Samuel Wilson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wilson, born in 1839 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1841 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1864 in Southwick, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1866 in Southwick, Durham, England), Peter (born 1868 in Southwick, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Southwick, Durham, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Southwick, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1875 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Eleanor (born 1877 in Southwick, Durham, England).


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Samuel Wilson's household

Male

Samuel

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Wilson

Son
Male

Ralph

Wilson

Son
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Wilson

Son
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sunderland, Durham, England

Samuel

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Southwick, Durham, England

Ralph

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Southwick, Durham, England

Peter

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Southwick, Durham, England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Southwick, Durham, England

Ernest

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Southwick, Durham, England

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Southwick, Durham, England

Eleanor

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southwick, Durham, England

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