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Household of John Wilson (born 1833, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1833 in Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1836 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1864 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Step Son, John (born 1865 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1867 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1874 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Father-In-Law, James (born 1811 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret

White

Step Daughter
Male

John

White

Step Son
Female

Catherine

White

Step Daughter
Female

Mary

White

Step Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Brown

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

White

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

White

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

White

Step Daughter

-

14

1867

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

White

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Father-In-Law

Widower

70

1811

Ayrshire, Scotland

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