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Household of David Wilson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saline, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1845 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine S Wilson, born in 1850 in Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Father, John (born 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Sister, Agnes (born 1865 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David's Cousin, Marion (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Maggie (born 1860 in Falkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Henry (born 1864 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and David's Servant, Cathcart (born 1866 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland).


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Catherine S

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Father
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Sister
Female

Marion

Nelson

Cousin
Female

Maggie

Grindlay

Servant
Male

Henry

Leslie

Servant
Male

Cathcart

Hunter

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

36

1845

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine S

Wilson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Fife, Scotland

John

Wilson

Father

Married

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Sister

Unmarried

16

1865

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Nelson

Cousin

Unmarried

15

1866

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Grindlay

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Falkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Leslie

Servant

-

17

1864

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Cathcart

Hunter

Servant

-

15

1866

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

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