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Household of James Wilson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longforgan, Perthshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1843 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
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

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

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