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Household of William Wilton (born 1820, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Germans, Cornwall, 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 Wilton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilton, born in 1820 in Rame, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Margaret Wilton, born in 1823 in Rame, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Mary Emma (born 1848 in Rame, Cornwall, England), Eliza Margaret (born 1857 in Rame, Cornwall, England), Sarah Ley (born 1862 in Rame, Cornwall, England) and John Peter (born 1866 in Rame, Cornwall, England). They had 1 grandchild; Henrietta, born 1874 in Rame, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Thomas (born 1820 in Throwleigh, Devon, England).


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William Wilton's household

Male

William

Wilton

Head
Female

Eliza Margaret

Wilton

Wife
Female

Mary Emma

Wilton

Daughter
Female

Eliza Margaret

Wilton

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ley

Wilton

Daughter
Male

John Peter

Wilton

Son
Female

Henrietta

Barns

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant
Male

Thomas

Aggett

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Rame, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilton

Head

Married

61

1820

Rame, Cornwall, England

Eliza Margaret

Wilton

Wife

Married

58

1823

Rame, Cornwall, England

Mary Emma

Wilton

Daughter

Widow

33

1848

Rame, Cornwall, England

Eliza Margaret

Wilton

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Rame, Cornwall, England

Sarah Ley

Wilton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Rame, Cornwall, England

John Peter

Wilton

Son

Single

15

1866

Rame, Cornwall, England

Henrietta

Barns

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rame, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant

Single

26

1855

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Thomas

Aggett

Servant

Widower

61

1820

Throwleigh, Devon, England

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