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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1842, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1842 in Chatton, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Margaret Ann Charlton (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Housekeeper, Isabella Johnstone, born in 1831 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret Ann Charlton

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Johnstone

Housekeeper
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Chatton, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Widower

39

1842

Chatton, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret Ann Charlton

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Isabella

Johnstone

Housekeeper

Widow

50

1831

Sunderland, Durham, England

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