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Household of Walter Hillson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Walter Hillson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Hillson, born in 1849 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hillson, born in 1851 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1853 in -), Rebecca (born 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1870 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), John (born 1878 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Mother, Ellen Boulton, born in 1811 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Walter Hillson's household

Male

Walter

Hillson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hillson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Boulton

Mother
Female

Mary A

Davies

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Davies

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hillson

Son
Male

John

Hillson

Son
Female

Mary

Hillson

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Hillson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Hillson

Head

Married

32

1849

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hillson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Boulton

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Davies

Daughter

Single

28

1853

-

Rebecca

Davies

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Robert

Hillson

Son

Single

11

1870

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Hillson

Son

Single

3

1878

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Hillson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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