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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1818, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1818 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1824 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 1 grandchild; Joseph, born 1876 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Sarah Burnett, born in 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Brown

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Burnett

Servant
Male

Joseph

Brown

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

63

1818

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Brown

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Burnett

Servant

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Brown

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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