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Household of Wilson Ruston (born 1837, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Wilson Ruston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wilson Ruston, born in 1837 in Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. Wilson was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ruston, born in 1835 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George H (born 1867 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Annie E (born 1870 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1871 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1873 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Charles W (born 1877 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Wilson's Mother In Law, Mary Gardiner, born in 1806 in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Wilson Ruston's household

Male

Wilson

Ruston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ruston

Wife
Male

George H

Ruston

Son
Female

Annie E

Ruston

Daughter
Male

Harry

Ruston

Son
Female

Florence

Ruston

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Ruston

Son
Female

Mary

Gardiner

Mother In Law
First name(s) Wilson
Last name Ruston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wilson

Ruston

Head

Married

44

1837

Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Ruston

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George H

Ruston

Son

Single

14

1867

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Ruston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Ruston

Son

Single

10

1871

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Ruston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Charles W

Ruston

Son

Single

4

1877

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Gardiner

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England

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