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Household of William Wilson (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 1824 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bridget Wilson, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1863 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England), James (born 1868 in London, Durham, England), Patrick (born 1870 in Durham, England), William (born 1875 in Durham, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Durham, England) and Ann (born 1879 in Haydock, Lancashire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Bridget

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Patrick

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

57

1824

Ireland

Bridget

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Eckington, Derbyshire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

London, Durham, England

Patrick

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Haydock, Lancashire, England

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