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Household of Henry Wilson (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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.

Henry Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wilson, born in 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Matthew (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Visitor, John (born 1863 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Henry's Visitor, Janet (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Henry Wilson's household

Male

Henry

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Male

Matthew

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Davis

Visitor
Female

Janet

Davis

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wilson

Head

Married

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Davis

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Davis

Visitor

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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