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Household of William Wilson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1841 in Royston, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1841 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Fred K (born 1867 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1869 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Kate (born 1878 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Alexander Simpson, born in 1833 in Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

Fred K

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Royston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Fred K

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Kate

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Simpson

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Scotland

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