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Household of William Wilson (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire,Derbyshire, 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 1836 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1843 in -. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1860 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England), Harriet (born 1863 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), James (born 1871 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), William (born 1875 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Elizabeth Gregory, born in 1862 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gregory

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

-

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

21

1860

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Stockport, Cheshire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Stockport, Cheshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Gregory

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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