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Household of John Wilson (born 1821, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbernauld, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1821 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jean Wilson, born in 1822 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1845 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1851 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1859 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Ann W (born 1861 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John W (born 1880 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Jean

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ann W

Watson

Granddaughter
Male

John W

Stocks

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

60

1821

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jean

Wilson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ann W

Watson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John W

Stocks

Grandson

-

1

1880

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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