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Household of John Wilson (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 1846 in Charlestown, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Wilson, born in 1842 in Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1870 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Fife, Scotland) and Euphemia (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Marion A (born 1872 in India), John's Step Son, David (born 1873 in India) and John's Niece, Janet (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Marion

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Marion A

West

Step Daughter
Male

David

West

Step Son
Female

Janet

Foote

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

35

1846

Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Fife, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fife, Scotland

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

Marion A

West

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

India

David

West

Step Son

-

8

1873

India

Janet

Foote

Niece

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

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