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Household of William Wilson (born 1841, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1841 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1847 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1867 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England), Fred (born 1870 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1875 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Christiana (born 1880 in Southport, Lancashire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Fred

Wilson

Son
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Christiana

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Norwich, Norfolk, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Fred

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Southport, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Southport, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Southport, Lancashire, England

Christiana

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Southport, Lancashire, England

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