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Household of William Wilson (born 1826, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1826 in Ilford, Essex, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann E Wilson, born in 1836 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 9 children; Henry (born 1863 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Caroline (born 1864 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1869 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), May (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Percy (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Lily (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Charles D O (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Louisa (born 1834 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Selina (born 1857 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann E

Wilson

Wife
Male

Henry

Wilson

Son
Female

Caroline

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Wilson

Daughter
Female

May

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Percy

Wilson

Son
Female

Lily

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Charles D O

Wilson

Son
Female

Louisa

Wilson

Sister
Female

Selina

Gaine

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ilford, Essex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

55

1826

Ilford, Essex, England

Ann E

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Henry

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Wilson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Florence

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

May

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Percy

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Lily

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Charles D O

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Wilson

Sister

Single

47

1834

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Selina

Gaine

Servant

Single

24

1857

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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