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Household of Jessie Wilson (born 1831, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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.

Jessie Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Wilson, born in 1831 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 10 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; John S (born 1855 in England), Agnes J (born 1860 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Jessie E (born 1870 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1864 in Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Visitor, Maggie (born 1864 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Jessie's Servant, John (born 1855 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Jessie's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Jessie's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1859 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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Jessie Wilson's household

Female

Jessie

Wilson

Head
Male

John S

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Jessie E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Sproat

Visitor
Male

John

Welsh

Servant
Male

Edward

Welsh

Son
Female

Sarah

McMinn

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

McGeorge

Servant
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

Wilson

Head

Widow

50

1831

Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John S

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

England

Agnes J

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jessie E

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sproat

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

John

Welsh

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Edward

Welsh

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Sarah

McMinn

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McGeorge

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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