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Household of John Willison Jr (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Killin, Perthshire, 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.

John Willison Jr and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willison Jr, born in 1845 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie A Willison, born in 1854 in Moy, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ella (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Campbell (born 1880 in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland) and Douglas (born 1881 in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Aunt, Jane (born 1817 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Aunt, Agnes (born 1821 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Janet (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Christina (born 1861 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Susan (born 1866 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's -, Marion (born 1870 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Willison Jr's household

Male

John

Willison Jr

Head
Female

Jessie A

Willison

Wife
Female

Ella

Willison

Daughter
Male

John

Willison Jr J

Son
Male

James

Willison

Son
Male

Campbell

Willison

Son
Male

Douglas

Willison

Son
Female

Jane

Campbell

Aunt
Female

Agnes

Campbell

Aunt
Female

Margaret

Murray

Servant
Female

Janet

Robertson

Servant
Female

Christina

Robertson

Servant
Female

Susan

Hunter

Servant
Female

Marion

Wilson

-
First name(s) John
Last name Willison Jr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willison Jr

Head

Married

36

1845

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Willison

Wife

Married

27

1854

Moy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Ella

Willison

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Willison Jr J

Son

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Willison

Son

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Campbell

Willison

Son

-

1

1880

Killin, Perthshire, Scotland

Douglas

Willison

Son

-

0

1881

Killin, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Campbell

Aunt

Unmarried

64

1817

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Campbell

Aunt

Unmarried

60

1821

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Servant

Married

28

1853

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Perthshire, Scotland

Susan

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

-

Unmarried

11

1870

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

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