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Household of William Wilson (born 1853, Nottinghamshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1853 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Hannah Wilson, born in 1856 in St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 2 children; James William (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Emma (born 1868 in St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary Hannah

Wilson

Wife
Male

James William

Wilson

Son
Male

Harry

Wilson

Son
Female

Emma

Jones

Visitor
Male

William

Yoxall

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

28

1853

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary Hannah

Wilson

Wife

Married

25

1856

St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England

James William

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harry

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Jones

Visitor

Single

13

1868

St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England

William

Yoxall

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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