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Household of James Wilson (born 1856, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1856 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1854 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Marion (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, James Crawford, born in 1873 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Marion

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Crawford

Step Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

25

1856

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Crawford

Step Son

-

8

1873

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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