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Household of William Wilson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1844 in Haswell, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ada Wilson, born in 1848 in Fatfield, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1867 in Fatfield, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Fatfield, Durham, England), John (born 1871 in Fatfield, Durham, England), James (born 1873 in Fatfield, Durham, England), Dawson (born 1876 in Fatfield, Durham, England) and William (born 1878 in Fatfield, Durham, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Ada

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Dawson

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Haswell, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

37

1844

Haswell, Durham, England

Ada

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Fatfield, Durham, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Fatfield, Durham, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Fatfield, Durham, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Fatfield, Durham, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Fatfield, Durham, England

Dawson

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Fatfield, Durham, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Fatfield, Durham, England

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