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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterless, 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 1817 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1818 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1846 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1851 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1854 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, William (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Hay

Servant
Male

William

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Monymusk, 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

64

1817

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Hay

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thompson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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