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Household of Claude Wilson (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Western District of Cadder, Lanarkshire, 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.

Claude Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Claude Wilson, born in 1841 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Claude was the head of the household, married to Rachel Wilson, born in 1846 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Claude (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Louisa C (born 1879 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James Thos C (born 1881 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Claude's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Claude's Visitor, Fanny (born 1815 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Claude Wilson's household

Male

Claude

Wilson

Head
Female

Rachel

Wilson

Wife
Male

Claude

Wilson Jr

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Louisa C

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James Thos C

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Porteous

Servant
Female

Fanny

Grant

Visitor
First name(s) Claude
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Claude

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Rachel

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Claude

Wilson Jr

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Louisa C

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Thos C

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porteous

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Grant

Visitor

Widow

66

1815

Ayrshire, Scotland

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