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Household of William Wilson (born 1829, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grantham, Lincolnshire, 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 1829 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Wilson, born in 1833 in Sproxton, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1852 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England), Frank (born 1863 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1866 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England), Minnie (born 1869 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England), William (born 1871 in Barston, Staffordshire, England), Henrietta (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Lily (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Henrietta

Wilson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Wilson

Son
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Female

Minnie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Henrietta

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Lily

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

52

1829

Canterbury, Kent, England

Henrietta

Wilson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sproxton, Somerset, England

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Frank

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Minnie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Barston, Staffordshire, England

Henrietta

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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