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Household of William Wilson (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1842 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wilson, born in 1845 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; Jane A (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England) and William J (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary A Lyttle, born in 1867 in Preston, Northumberland, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William J

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary A

Lyttle

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Hannah

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Durham, England

Jane A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

William J

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Lyttle

Servant

Single

14

1867

Preston, Northumberland, England

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