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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1831, 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 1831 in Rothbury, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Joseph C (born 1868 in Gatehead, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William T (born 1874 in Gatehead, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Wid, Eliza Mrs Forman, born in 1824 in Essex, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Male

Joseph C

Wilson

Son
Male

William T

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza Mrs

Forman

Wid
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Rothbury, 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

50

1831

Rothbury, Northumberland, England

Joseph C

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Gatehead, Ayrshire, Scotland

William T

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Gatehead, Ayrshire, Scotland

Eliza Mrs

Forman

Wid

Married

57

1824

Essex, England

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