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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1808, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1808 in Bilborough, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1812 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Margaret (born 1851 in Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Jane (born 1812 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cope

Boarder
Male

William

Cope

Boarder
Female

Jane

Robinson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Bilborough, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

73

1808

Bilborough, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

69

1812

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cope

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Ireland

William

Cope

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Robinson

Boarder

Married

69

1812

York, Yorkshire, England

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