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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1834 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen R Wilson, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England), Jane C (born 1868 in Scotland) and George (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, Alexander (born 1860 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1855 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Helen R

Wilson

Wife
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane C

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Darling

Nephew
Female

Sarah

Whittingham

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Helen R

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Jane C

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Darling

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Whittingham

Servant

Single

26

1855

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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