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Household of James Wilson (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deskford, Banffshire, 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 Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1816 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1822 in -. They had 3 children; James (born 1860 in -), Johan (born 1864 in -) and Catherine Mcw (born 1855 in Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, William P (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1877 in -), James's Granddaughter, Mary J (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1813 in Grange).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Johan

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William P

Wilson

Grandson
Female

Catherine Mcw

Stephen

Daughter
Male

James

Stephen

Grandson
Female

Mary J

Stephen

Granddaughter
Male

James

Murdoch

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

65

1816

-

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

59

1822

-

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

-

Johan

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

-

William P

Wilson

Grandson

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine Mcw

Stephen

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Banffshire, Scotland

James

Stephen

Grandson

-

4

1877

-

Mary J

Stephen

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Boarder

Unmarried

68

1813

Grange

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