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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah J (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John C (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Alexander (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Anna Lomax, born in 1835 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John C

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Anna

Lomax

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John C

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Anna

Lomax

Servant

Single

46

1835

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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