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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1841, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lairg, Sutherland, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1841 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 15 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann M M Wilson, born in 1842 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Agnes (born 1867 in Fawdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Fawdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Fawdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Fawdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland), David (born 1880 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1859 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Charles (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann M M

Wilson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Murray

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Murray

Boarder
Male

John

Mackay

Boarder
Male

Charles

Mackay

Boarder
Male

John

Mackay

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann M M

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Fawdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Fawdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Fawdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Fawdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

John

Murray

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

Murray

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Sutherland, Scotland

John

Mackay

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

Charles

Mackay

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

John

Mackay

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

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