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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1815, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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.

Alexander Wilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1815 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wilson, born in 1818 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Esther (born 1830 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Alexander's Servant, Harriet (born 1842 in Woolstone, Berkshire, England) and Alexander's Servant, Eliza (born 1856 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Wife
Female

Esther

Ramskill

Visitor
Female

Harriet

Clunch

Servant
Female

Eliza

Dickinson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

66

1815

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Esther

Ramskill

Visitor

Single

51

1830

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Clunch

Servant

Single

39

1842

Woolstone, Berkshire, England

Eliza

Dickinson

Servant

Single

25

1856

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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