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Household of James Wilson (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1823 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1835 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Maggie (born 1860 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1865 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1877 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, William Robertson, born in 1864 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Canada

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

58

1823

Canada

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

16

1865

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

10

1871

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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