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Household of John Wilson (born 1831, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1831 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wilson, born in 1833 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Sloan, born in 1860 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Wife
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sloan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

50

1831

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sloan

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ayrshire, Scotland

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