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Household of William Wilson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Teesdale, Yorkshire,Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1831 in Swainby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilson, born in 1835 in Brompton. They had 4 children; John W (born 1869 in Great Chilton, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Great Chilton, Durham, England), Robert H (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and Herbert J (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister, Isabell Wilson, born in 1839 in Brompton, Yorkshire, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Wife
Male

John W

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Wilson

Son
Male

Herbert J

Wilson

Son
Female

Isabell

Wilson

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Swainby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

50

1831

Swainby, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Brompton

John W

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Great Chilton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Great Chilton, Durham, England

Robert H

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Herbert J

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Isabell

Wilson

Sister

-

42

1839

Brompton, Yorkshire, England

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