Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Wilson (born 1857, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1857 in Little Torrington, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Lydia (born 1862 in Little Torrington, Devon, England), William's Sister, Ellen (born 1864 in Little Torrington, Devon, England), William's Servant, Rhoda (born 1860 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England), William's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Langtree, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Lydia

Wilson

Sister
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Sister
Female

Rhoda

Fursdon

Servant
Male

Thomas

Johns

Servant
Male

Thomas

Trace

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Little Torrington, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Single

24

1857

Little Torrington, Devon, England

Lydia

Wilson

Sister

Single

19

1862

Little Torrington, Devon, England

Ellen

Wilson

Sister

Single

17

1864

Little Torrington, Devon, England

Rhoda

Fursdon

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Thomas

Johns

Servant

Single

20

1861

Langtree, Devon, England

Thomas

Trace

Servant

Single

17

1864

Petrockstowe, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Wilson in Torrington in 1881, and follow the Wilson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Wilson

We’ve found William Wilson in 3068 family trees. Find out more about William Wilson's household and view the Wilson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census