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Household of William James Wilson (born 1857, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

William James Wilson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James Wilson, born in 1857 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Percy Bolton, born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William James's Mother In Law, Ann Rowley, born in 1828 in Renton, Yorkshire, England.


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William James Wilson's household

Male

William James

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Ann

Rowley

Mother In Law
Male

Percy Bolton

Wilson

Son
First name(s) William James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William James

Wilson

Head

Married

24

1857

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Rowley

Mother In Law

Widow

53

1828

Renton, Yorkshire, England

Percy Bolton

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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