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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Thomas Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1836 in Holgate, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1846 in Acomb, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Robert L (born 1871 in Acomb, Yorkshire, England), Edith M (born 1873 in Holgate, Yorkshire, England), William I (born 1876 in Holgate, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel M (born 1881 in Holgate, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in Acomb, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Wife Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Acomb, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert L

Wilson

Son
Female

Edith M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William I

Wilson

Son
Female

Ethel M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Stephenson

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Stephenson

Wife Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Holgate, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Holgate, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Acomb, Yorkshire, England

Robert L

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Acomb, Yorkshire, England

Edith M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Holgate, Yorkshire, England

William I

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Holgate, Yorkshire, England

Ethel M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Holgate, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Stephenson

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Acomb, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Stephenson

Wife Lodger

Married

20

1861

Acomb, Yorkshire, England

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