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Household of William Wilson (born 1811, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1811 in Derbyshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1814 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1852 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Biddleston, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Biddleston

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

70

1811

Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

67

1814

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Martha

Wilson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Biddleston

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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