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Household of James Wilson (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1840 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1839 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth B (born 1866 in England), James (born 1869 in England), George (born 1870 in England), William (born 1872 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1874 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret H (born 1876 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Lewis (born 1864 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James Wilson's household
James
Wilson
Head
Elizabeth
Wilson
Wife
Elizabeth B
Wilson
Daughter
James
Wilson
Son
George
Wilson
Son
William
Wilson
Son
Mary A
Wilson
Daughter
Margaret H
Wilson
Daughter
Robert
Wilson
Son
Lewis
Smith
Servant
Margaret
Clark
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Wilson | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Wilson | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth B | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | England | |
James | Wilson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | England | |
George | Wilson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | England | |
William | Wilson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Wilson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret H | Wilson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Wilson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Lewis | Smith | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Clark | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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