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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1829 in Burton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1831 in Galgate, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1859 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1862 in Galgate, Lancashire, England), Dinah (born 1865 in Galgate, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1866 in Galgate, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1874 in Galgate, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1880 in Galgate, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Hannah Fryers, born in 1848 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John T

Wilson

Son
Female

Dinah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Grand Son
Female

Hannah

Fryers

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Burton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

52

1829

Burton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

John T

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Galgate, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Fryers

Boarder

Widow

33

1848

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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