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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 1841 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1841 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Sarah J (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Edward S (born 1867 in Middleton, Durham, England), Mary F (born 1869 in Middleton, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Matilda (born 1880 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Sarah Smith, born in 1816 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Edward S

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary F

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gateshead, Durham, England

Edward S

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Middleton, Durham, England

Mary F

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Middleton, Durham, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Matilda

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stockton, Durham, England

Sarah

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Sunderland, Durham, England

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