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Household of John Wilson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane C Wilson, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane C (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John C (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James M (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eva Clara (born 1875 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George C (born 1877 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary T (born 1879 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Janet Kennedy, born in 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane C

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane C

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John C

Wilson

Son
Male

James M

Wilson

Son
Female

Eva Clara

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George C

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary T

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Kennedy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane C

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane C

Wilson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John C

Wilson

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James M

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eva Clara

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George C

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary T

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Kennedy

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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