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Household of James Wilson (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland Middle, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wilson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Adam M (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth B (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William R (born 1880 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, James Glendinning, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Wife
Male

Adam M

Wilson

Son
Female

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth B

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William R

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Glendinning

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam M

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William R

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Glendinning

Visitor

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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