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Household of William Wilson (born 1836, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1836 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wilson, born in 1840 in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1872 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), William Lacey (born 1873 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1875 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1876 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Bertie (born 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Ellen Austen, born in 1819 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Wife
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William Lacey

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Bertie

Wilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Austen

Lodger Head
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Eliza

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

William Lacey

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Bertie

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Austen

Lodger Head

Widow

62

1819

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England

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