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Household of George R Wilson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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.

George R Wilson and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George R Wilson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 14 members. George R was the head of the household, married to Jane A Wilson, born in 1841 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Alice M (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie B (born 1867 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Margaret G (born 1869 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Frank F (born 1876 in Oxton, Cheshire, England) and Annabella A (born 1878 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George R's Visitor, John E (born 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George R's Visitor, John (born 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George R's Servant, Mary (born 1850 in Ireland), George R's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George R's Servant, Martha (born 1843 in Cheshire, England), George R's Servant, Harriet (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and George R's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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George R Wilson's household

Male

George R

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane A

Wilson

Wife
Female

Alice M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie B

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret G

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Frank F

Wilson

Son
Female

Annabella A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John E

Watson

Visitor
Male

John

Wilson

Visitor
Female

Mary

O'Connor

Servant
Female

Mary

Mc Lear

Servant
Female

Martha

Bates

Servant
Female

Harriet

Mc Kay

Servant
Female

Mary

Lewis

Servant
First name(s) George R
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George R

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane A

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie B

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Margaret G

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Frank F

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Annabella A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oxton, Cheshire, England

John E

Watson

Visitor

Widower

57

1824

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Visitor

Single

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

O'Connor

Servant

Single

31

1850

Ireland

Mary

Mc Lear

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Martha

Bates

Servant

Single

38

1843

Cheshire, England

Harriet

Mc Kay

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lewis

Servant

Single

22

1859

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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