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Household of George Wilson (born 1836, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

George Wilson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wilson, born in 1836 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Maxwell (born 1858 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George (born 1862 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1863 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh (born 1870 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1874 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, Janet Tait, born in 1858 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland.


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George Wilson's household

Male

George

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Maxwell

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Hugh

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Female

Janet

Tait

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maxwell

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Walter

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Tait

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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