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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1835, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1835 in Billingham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; John G (born 1862 in Stockton, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Stockton, Durham, England), Albert (born 1867 in Stockton, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Jane A (born 1871 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Housekeeper, Mary J Dobson, born in 1857 in Lazonby, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Male

John G

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

Albert

Wilson

Son
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Dobson

Housekeeper
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Billingham, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Widow

46

1835

Billingham, Durham, England

John G

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

Stockton, Durham, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Stockton, Durham, England

Albert

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Stockton, Durham, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Stockton, Durham, England

Jane A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary J

Dobson

Housekeeper

Single

24

1857

Lazonby, Yorkshire, England

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