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Household of John Wilson (born 1845, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newbattle, Midlothian, 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 1845 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Wilson, born in 1842 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Donnet (born 1873 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert Dudgeon (born 1874 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland), Sophia (born 1877 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maggie Grace Dudgeon (born 1881 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Alice

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Donnet

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert Dudgeon

Wilson

Son
Female

Sophia

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Maggie Grace Dudgeon

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

36

1845

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Donnet

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert Dudgeon

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland

Sophia

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie Grace Dudgeon

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

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