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Household of William Wilson (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1854 in , consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Caroline (born 1841 in Catterall, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Charles (born 1861 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Alexander (born 1857 in Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Caroline

Woan

Servant
Male

Charles

Treanon

Servant
Male

Alexander

Mc Taggert

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Single

27

1854

Scotland

Caroline

Woan

Servant

Widow

40

1841

Catterall, Lancashire, England

Charles

Treanon

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Mc Taggert

Servant

Single

24

1857

Scotland

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