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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1847, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aboyne, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1847 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Annie (born 1872 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Father-In-Law, John (born 1809 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Mother-In-Law, May (born 1817 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Francis (born 1860 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, John (born 1864 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Douglas

Step Daughter
Male

John

Douglas

Father-In-Law
Female

May

Douglas

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Smith

Servant
Male

Francis

Middleton

Servant
Male

John

Wilkie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Douglas

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Douglas

Father-In-Law

Married

72

1809

Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

May

Douglas

Mother-In-Law

Married

64

1817

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Francis

Middleton

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wilkie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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