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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1852, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 1852 in Alnwick, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1849 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 1 child; George, born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, John (born 1809 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth J (born 1856 in Ulgham, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth J

Watson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

29

1852

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Gateshead, Durham, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Wilson

Father In Law

Widower

72

1809

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Watson

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Ulgham, Northumberland, England

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