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Household of William Wilson (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 1840 in Sutton, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Wilson, born in 1841 in Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Frank (born 1872 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Minnie (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, August Lewington, born in 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Nancy

Wilson

Wife
Male

Frank

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Wilson

Son
Male

August

Lewington

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sutton, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Sutton, Surrey, England

Nancy

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hertfordshire, England

Frank

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

August

Lewington

Servant

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

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