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Household of John Wilson (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1838 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hener? Wilson, born in 1849 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1879 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Hener?

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Wilson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hener?

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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