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Household of William J Wilson (born 1857, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

William J Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Wilson, born in 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Maria Wilson, born in 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Florence (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Fredrick (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Father In Law, George (born 1828 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William J's Mother In Law, Maria (born 1826 in Norwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William J's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Norwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William J's Sister In Law, Harriet (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William J's Niece, Ambrosine (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William J Wilson's household

Male

William J

Wilson

Head
Female

Maria

Wilson

Wife
Female

Florence

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Fredrick

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Curtes

Father In Law
Female

Maria

Curtes

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Curtes

Sister In Law
Female

Harriet

Curtes

Sister In Law
Female

Ambrosine

Curtes

Niece
First name(s) William J
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Wilson

Head

Married

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Maria

Wilson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Florence

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Fredrick

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Curtes

Father In Law

Married

53

1828

Sunderland, Durham, England

Maria

Curtes

Mother In Law

Married

55

1826

Norwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Curtes

Sister In Law

Single

29

1852

Norwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Harriet

Curtes

Sister In Law

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ambrosine

Curtes

Niece

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

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