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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1850, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1850 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1852 in Oathlaw, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Euphemia (born 1873 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie Ann (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie Ann

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Oathlaw, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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