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Household of John Wilson (born 1857, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1857 in Galston, Ayrshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1854 in England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Brown, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

24

1857

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

England

William

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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