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Household of W G Wilson (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

W G Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W G Wilson, born in 1823 in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. W G was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1828 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; G W (born 1855 in Yorkshire, England), R B (born 1856 in Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were W G's Servant, Lizzie (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), W G's Servant, William (born 1847 in Norfolk, England), W G's Servant, Forcet (born 1864 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England), W G's Servant, Fred (born 1859 in Norfolk, England) and W G's Servant, Albert (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England).


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W G Wilson's household

Male

W G

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

G W

Wilson

Son
Male

R B

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Eshelby

Servant
Male

William

Franklin

Servant
Male

Forcet

Laycock

Servant
Male

Fred

Thessilay

Servant
Male

Albert

Robinson

Servant
First name(s) W G
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W G

Wilson

Head

Married

58

1823

Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Yorkshire, England

G W

Wilson

Son

Single

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

R B

Wilson

Son

Single

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Lizzie

Eshelby

Servant

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

William

Franklin

Servant

Single

34

1847

Norfolk, England

Forcet

Laycock

Servant

Single

17

1864

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Thessilay

Servant

Single

22

1859

Norfolk, England

Albert

Robinson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

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