Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Ridge Wilson (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

John Ridge Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ridge Wilson, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John Ridge was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John Ridge's Father, Thomas (born 1811 in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland), John Ridge's Mother, Catherine Mary (born 1824 in England), John Ridge's Sister, Helen Forrest (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Ridge's Sister, Sophia Frances (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Ridge's Servant, Margaret (born 1816 in Port William, Invernessshire, Scotland) and John Ridge's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Ridge Wilson's household

Male

John Ridge

Wilson

Head
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Father
Female

Catherine Mary

Wilson

Mother
Female

Helen Forrest

Wilson

Sister
Female

Sophia Frances

Wilson

Sister
Female

Margaret

Saunders

Servant
Female

Jessie

Corson

Servant
First name(s) John Ridge
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Ridge

Wilson

Head

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Father

Married

70

1811

Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine Mary

Wilson

Mother

Married

57

1824

England

Helen Forrest

Wilson

Sister

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sophia Frances

Wilson

Sister

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Saunders

Servant

Widow

65

1816

Port William, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Corson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Ridge Wilson in Morton in 1881, and follow the Wilson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Ridge Wilson

We’ve found John Ridge Wilson in 1516 family trees. Find out more about John Ridge Wilson's household and view the Wilson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census