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Household of Gavin Wilson (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

Gavin Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Wilson, born in 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wilson, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth G (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles R (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie J (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes M (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gavin's Servant, Helen Ferguson, born in 1861 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Gavin Wilson's household

Male

Gavin

Wilson

Head
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth G

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Charles R

Wilson

Son
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Female

Jeanie J

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth G

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles R

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie J

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes M

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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