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Household of Shepherd Wilson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Shepherd Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Shepherd Wilson, born in 1838 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Shepherd was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1840 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Emma, born 1872 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Shepherd's Mother, Sally (born 1815 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Shepherd's Son Of Mother, William (born 1845 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Shepherd's Daughter Of Mother, Mary A (born 1852 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Shepherd's Son Of Mother, Edwin (born 1858 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).


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Shepherd Wilson's household

Male

Shepherd

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sally

Wilson

Mother
Male

William

Wilson

Son Of Mother
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter Of Mother
Male

Edwin

Wilson

Son Of Mother
Female

Emma

Wilson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Shepherd
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Shepherd

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Sally

Wilson

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

William

Wilson

Son Of Mother

Married

36

1845

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter Of Mother

Single

29

1852

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Wilson

Son Of Mother

Single

23

1858

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wilson

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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