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Household of William Wilson (born 1822, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 1822 in Fatfield, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wilson, born in 1826 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1854 in Shincliffe, Durham, England), Susan (born 1861 in Shincliffe, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1868 in Shincliffe, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William W (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Dorothy (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Grozier, born in 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Susan

Grozier

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Grozier

Boarder
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William W

Grozier

Grand Son
Female

Dorothy

Wilson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Fatfield, 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

59

1822

Fatfield, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Widower

27

1854

Shincliffe, Durham, England

Susan

Grozier

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Shincliffe, Durham, England

Thomas

Grozier

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shincliffe, Durham, England

William W

Grozier

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Dorothy

Wilson

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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