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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1838, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1838 in Wilsthorpe, Westmorland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary I Wilson, born in 1844 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Edith J (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Albert T (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Marian E (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Katherine (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Emma (born 1814 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas's Brother In Law, George (born 1852 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas's Servant, Lilian (born 1859 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1856 in -).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary I

Wilson

Wife
Female

Edith J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Albert T

Wilson

Son
Female

Marian E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Katherine

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wooly

Mother In Law
Male

George

Wooly

Brother In Law
Female

Lilian

Sillifant

Servant
Female

Ellen

Deakin

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wilsthorpe, Westmorland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Wilsthorpe, Westmorland, England

Mary I

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edith J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Albert T

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Marian E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Katherine

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emma

Wooly

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

George

Wooly

Brother In Law

Single

29

1852

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Lilian

Sillifant

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Deakin

Servant

Single

25

1856

-

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