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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1845 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Wilson, born in 1846 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Evenwood, Durham, England), Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Evenwood, Durham, England), Caroline (born 1871 in Evenwood, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Evenwood, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Emma (born 1879 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Relation, Caroline Goldsbrough, born in 1845 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Emma

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Emma

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Wilson

Son
Female

Caroline

Goldsbrough

Relation
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

36

1845

Durham, England

Emma

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Evenwood, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Evenwood, Durham, England

Caroline

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Evenwood, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Evenwood, Durham, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Emma

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Albert

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Caroline

Goldsbrough

Relation

Single

36

1845

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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