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Household of David Wilson (born 1819, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 1819 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Wilson, born in 1822 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1848 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David (born 1864 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Granddaughter, Elisabeth Wilson, born in 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Wilson

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

62

1819

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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