George Wilson in Glamorganshire in the 1881 Census

Details of George Wilson of 17 Brook Street, Swansea (Town), Glamorganshire, Wales

First name(s): George
Last name: Wilson
Relationship: Boarder
Marital status: Widower
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth year: 1831
Occupation: Rag Merchant
Birth town: —
Birth county: —
Birth place: Ireland
Street: 17 Brook Street
Town: —
Parish: Swansea (Town)
County: Glamorganshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Swansea

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Johannah	Last name McCarthy	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 33	Birth year 1848	Occupation Householder	Birth place Ireland
First name(s) Johannah	Last name McCarthy	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Serv (Unemployed)	Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Mary	Last name McCarthy	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Serv (Unemployed)	Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Edward	Last name McCarthy	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Margaret	Last name McCarthy	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Ellen	Last name McCarthy	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Bridget	Last name McCarthy	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Catherine	Last name McCarthy	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name McCarthy	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) John	Last name Sheppard	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation General Labourer (Unemployed)	Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England
First name(s) James	Last name Rees	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 46	Birth year 1835	Occupation Rag Merchant	Birth place Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Wilson family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes George Wilson and 11 other people

Wilson family summary

NAME: George Wilson
BORN: 1831
BIRTH COUNTY: -
ADDRESS IN 1881: Swansea (Town), Glamorganshire, Wales