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Household of William Wilson (born 1839, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1839 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Wilson, born in 1844 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John George (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Nicholas (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Septimus (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William's Niece, Isabella (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Annie

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

John George

Wilson

Son
Male

Nicholas

Wilson

Son
Male

Septimus

Wilson

Son
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Jurdesson

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Jurdesson

Lodger
Female

Isabella

Jurdesson

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Sunderland, Durham, England

Annie

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

John George

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Nicholas

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Septimus

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Jurdesson

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Jurdesson

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Jurdesson

Niece

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

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