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Household of John Wilson (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1841 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wilson, born in 1845 in Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, David Gray, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Wife
Male

Charles

Wilson

Son
Female

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Gray

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charles

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Gray

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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