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Household of James A Wilson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

James A Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Wilson, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Beatrice B Wilson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Beatrice G (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Esther A (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary G (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maud (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sheila W (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James A's Servant, Mary Caldwell, born in 1860 in Thornton, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James A Wilson's household

Male

James A

Wilson

Head
Female

Beatrice B

Wilson

Wife
Female

Beatrice G

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Esther A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Maud

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sheila W

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Caldwell

Servant
First name(s) James A
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Beatrice B

Wilson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Beatrice G

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esther A

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary G

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maud

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sheila W

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Caldwell

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Thornton, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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