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Household of James Wilson (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Liza Jane (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annabella (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Catherine (born 1835 in Ireland), James's Brother, Isaac (born 1860 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Ireland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Liza Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Mother
Male

Isaac

Wilson

Brother
Male

James

Brunton

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Liza Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Mother

Widow

46

1835

Ireland

Isaac

Wilson

Brother

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

James

Brunton

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

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