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Household of James Wilson (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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