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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1836 in Wiggington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1837 in Haxby, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth A (born 1859 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England) and John R (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1852 in Carlton Miniott, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Frank (born 1859 in Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John R

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Gill

Lodger
Male

Frank

Vokes

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Wiggington, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Haxby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Wigginton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

John R

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

John

Gill

Lodger

-

29

1852

Carlton Miniott, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Vokes

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England

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