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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1833, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1833 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wilson, born in 1836 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Charlotte (born 1867 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Margaret J (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), John (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and William (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Scotland

Charlotte

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

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