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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1841, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, Orkney, 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 one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1841 in Walls, Orkney, consisted of 2 members. Alexander was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother, Anne Wilson, born in 1818 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Anne

Wilson

Mother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Unmarried

40

1841

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Anne

Wilson

Mother

Widow

63

1818

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

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