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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1852, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.

Thomas Wilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1852 in Staple, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Caroline Wilson, born in 1854 in Woodnesborough, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Ellen M A (born 1877 in St Lawrence, Kent, England) and Edith E (born 1879 in St Lawrence, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Sarah Snelling, born in 1819 in Ramsgate, Kent, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Caroline

Wilson

Wife
Female

Ellen M A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Snelling

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Staple, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

29

1852

Staple, Kent, England

Caroline

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Woodnesborough, Kent, England

Ellen M A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Lawrence, Kent, England

Edith E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Lawrence, Kent, England

Sarah

Snelling

Lodger

Widow

62

1819

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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