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Household of William Wilson (born 1855, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1855 in Leadgate, Durham, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1856 in Edmondsley, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Jane Ann, born 1878 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Jane Elstoble, born in 1824 in Washington, Durham, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Elstoble

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Leadgate, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

26

1855

Leadgate, Durham, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Edmondsley, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Elstoble

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Washington, Durham, England

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