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Household of James Wilson (born 1834, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1834 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Wilson, born in 1834 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1867 in Morningside, Fife, Scotland), Katie (born 1869 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Marjory (born 1871 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, Robert Hume, born in 1869 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Harriet

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Hume

Step Son
Female

Katie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

47

1834

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Harriet

Wilson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Morningside, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Hume

Step Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Katie

Wilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Marjory

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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