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Household of George Wilson (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

George Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wilson, born in 1834 in Broomhouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1836 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Broomhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary M (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane R (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Adopted Daughter, Catherine Wilson, born in 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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George Wilson's household

Male

George

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Adopted Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane R

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Broomhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wilson

Head

Married

47

1834

Broomhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Broomhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary M

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane R

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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