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Household of David Wilson (born 1854, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

David Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1854 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary C (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet S (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Visitor, Margaret Jack, born in 1840 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary C

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet S

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Jack

Visitor
First name(s) David
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

27

1854

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet S

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Jack

Visitor

Widow

41

1840

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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