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Household of James Wilson (born 1860, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Wilson, born in 1862 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Henrietta (born 1878 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England) and Agnes (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Henrietta

Wilson

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henrietta

Wilson

Wife

Married

19

1862

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Henrietta

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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