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Household of John Wilson (born 1819)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1819 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1811 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1832 in Ireland), John's Lodger, John (born 1843 in England), John's Lodger, Mary (born 1846 in Ireland), John's Lodger, James (born 1831 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Mary (born 1843 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Cath (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, William (born 1843 in England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Connor

Lodger
Male

John

McEwan

Lodger
Female

Mary

McEwan

Lodger
Male

James

Whalan

Lodger
Female

Mary

Whalan

Lodger
Female

Cath

Shaw

Lodger
Male

William

Denham

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

62

1819

England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

70

1811

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur

Connor

Lodger

Unmarried

49

1832

Ireland

John

McEwan

Lodger

Married

38

1843

England

Mary

McEwan

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Ireland

James

Whalan

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Whalan

Lodger

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Cath

Shaw

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Denham

Lodger

Married

38

1843

England

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