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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 1840 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catharine (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Female

Catharine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catharine

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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