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Household of William Wilson (born 1842, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Louth, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1842 in Skidbrooke, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Wilson, born in 1841 in Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; Hannah, born 1876 in Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Ellen (born 1864 in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England), William's Journeyman, Jonathan (born 1859 in Glentham, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Apprentice, Charles (born 1865 in Lincolnshire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Sophia

Wilson

Wife
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Horton

Visitor
Male

Jonathan

Dimbleby

Journeyman
Male

Charles

Allison

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Skidbrooke, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Skidbrooke, Lincolnshire, England

Sophia

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Horton

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Jonathan

Dimbleby

Journeyman

Single

22

1859

Glentham, Lincolnshire, England

Charles

Allison

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Lincolnshire, England

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