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Household of William Wilson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1849 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Annie (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Fountain (born 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), James Wm (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), George Edward (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Helena (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Phoebe (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Annie (born 1820 in Earby, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Maltby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Fountain

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James Wm

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George Edward

Wilson

Son
Female

Helena

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wilson

Mother
Female

Emma

Hall

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Fountain

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James Wm

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

George Edward

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Helena

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wilson

Mother

Widow

61

1820

Earby, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Hall

Servant

Single

20

1861

Maltby, Yorkshire, England

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