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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rayne, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1844 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1846 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Leslie (born 1878 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and May S (born 1880 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother, Barbra Cruckshank, born in 1817 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Leslie

Wilson

Son
Female

May S

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Barbra

Cruckshank

Mother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

37

1844

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

-

35

1846

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Leslie

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May S

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbra

Cruckshank

Mother

Unmarried

64

1817

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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