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Household of Edward Wilson (born 1848, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bootle, Cumberland, 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.

Edward Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wilson, born in 1848 in Weasdale, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1851 in Thwaites, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1878 in Cumberland, England), John (born 1879 in Cumberland, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Henry (born 1860 in Cumberland, England) and Edward's Servant, Hannah M (born 1862 in Wales).


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Edward Wilson's household

Male

Edward

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Henry

Postlethwaite

Servant
Female

Hannah M

Chieney

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Weasdale, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wilson

Head

Married

33

1848

Weasdale, Cumberland, England

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Thwaites, Cumberland, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cumberland, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Cumberland, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Cumberland, England

Henry

Postlethwaite

Servant

Single

21

1860

Cumberland, England

Hannah M

Chieney

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wales

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