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Household of John Wilson (born 1828, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penpont, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1828 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1833 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Agnes (born 1859 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1862 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1871 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomasina (born 1873 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1876 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Thomasina

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

53

1828

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomasina

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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