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Household of James Wilson (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnwath, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1831 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Esther Wilson, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1860 in Ireland), Sarah (born 1868 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Esther

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Esther

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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