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Household of Janet Wilson (born 1821, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Janet Wilson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Wilson, born in 1821 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, consisted of 4 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Jessie (born 1856 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1859 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Granddaughter, Jessie Wilson, born in 1881 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Janet Wilson's household

Female

Janet

Wilson

Head
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Janet
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Wilson

Head

Widow

60

1821

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Ayrshire, Scotland

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