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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1829, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1829 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margrecia Wilson, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Catherine (born 1861 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1864 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margrecia (born 1867 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1877 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Maggie McLean, born in 1861 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Wilson's household
Alexander
Wilson
Head
Margrecia
Wilson
Wife
Catherine
Wilson
Daughter
Alexander
Wilson
Son
Maggie
Wilson
Daughter
Margrecia
Wilson
Daughter
William
Wilson
Son
Charles
Wilson
Son
James
Wilson
Son
Agnes
Wilson
Daughter
Maggie
McLean
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | London, Middlesex, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Wilson | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Margrecia | Wilson | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margrecia | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McLean | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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