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Household of Charles Wilson (born 1832, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.

Charles Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Wilson, born in 1832 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; John S (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles B (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James S (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew H (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Margaret A (born 1862 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and Charles's Servant, Mary H (born 1862 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Charles Wilson's household

Male

Charles

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

John S

Wilson

Son
Male

Charles B

Wilson

Son
Male

James S

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Wood

Servant
Male

Andrew H

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary H

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Wilson

Head

Married

49

1832

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John S

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles B

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James S

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret A

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Andrew H

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary H

Thompson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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