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Household of James Wilson (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

James Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1823 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wilson, born in 1830 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes J (born 1860 in Scotland), James E (born 1862 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), John D (born 1864 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Charlotte B (born 1866 in Charlton, Kent, England), Annie F (born 1867 in Charlton, Kent, England) and Duncan F (born 1869 in Charlton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Whitebell, born in 1865 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Wife
Female

Agnes J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James E

Wilson

Son
Male

John D

Wilson

Son
Female

Charlotte B

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie F

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Duncan F

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Whitebell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

58

1823

Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Scotland

Agnes J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Scotland

James E

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

Camberwell, Surrey, England

John D

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Clapham, Surrey, England

Charlotte B

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Charlton, Kent, England

Annie F

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Charlton, Kent, England

Duncan F

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Charlton, Kent, England

Margaret

Whitebell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Woolwich, Kent, England

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