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Household of William A Wilson (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

William A Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Wilson, born in 1815 in Ripon, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William A was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary A (born 1841 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1846 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; George Henry (born 1874 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1875 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England) and William A (born 1878 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William A's Servant, Ann Jane Decker, born in 1846 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.


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William A Wilson's household

Male

William A

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hanson

Daughter
Male

George Henry

Hanson

Grand Son
Female

Sarah J

Hanson

Grand Daughter
Male

William A

Hanson

Grand Son
Female

Ann Jane

Decker

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Wilson

Head

Widower

66

1815

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Hanson

Daughter

Widow

35

1846

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

George Henry

Hanson

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Hanson

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

William A

Hanson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Ann Jane

Decker

Servant

Widow

35

1846

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

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