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Household of James Wilson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wilson, born in 1846 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John G (born 1871 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen S (born 1873 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Esther W (born 1876 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James A (born 1881 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Wife
Male

John G

Wilson

Son
Female

Helen S

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Esther W

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James A

Wilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ayrshire, Scotland

John G

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen S

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esther W

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

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