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Household of John Wilson (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, 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 Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1828 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christian J Wilson, born in 1822 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1858 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara J (born 1860 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Christian (born 1863 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1862 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1866 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Christian J

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Female

Barbara J

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Christian

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Servant
Male

Alexander

Tough

Servant
Male

Alexander

Reid

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

53

1828

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian J

Wilson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara J

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Tough

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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