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Household of William Wilson (born 1816, Middlesex)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1816 in Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1818 in Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Mary R (born 1852 in Middlesex, England), Alice B (born 1857 in Middlesex, England), Charles Joseph (born 1858 in Middlesex, England) and Jessie Sarah (born 1863 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Caroline (born 1845 in Middlesex, England), William's Servant, May A (born 1856 in Hampshire, England) and William's Servant, Janet (born 1858 in Wales).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary R

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice B

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Charles Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Jessie Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Skinner

Servant
Female

May A

Locke

Servant
Female

Janet

Owen

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

65

1816

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Middlesex, England

Mary R

Wilson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Middlesex, England

Alice B

Wilson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Middlesex, England

Charles Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

23

1858

Middlesex, England

Jessie Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

Caroline

Skinner

Servant

Single

36

1845

Middlesex, England

May A

Locke

Servant

Single

25

1856

Hampshire, England

Janet

Owen

Servant

Single

23

1858

Wales

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