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Household of James Wilson (born 1844, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1844 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Wilson, born in 1845 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1879 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Mary Brown Wilson, born in 1813 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Helen

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Brown

Wilson

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

37

1844

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary Brown

Wilson

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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