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Household of John Wilson (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmore & Kilbride, Argyllshire, 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 1846 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1846 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rachel M (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, William Hamilton, born in 1870 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Rachel M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Hamilton

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

35

1846

Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel M

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hamilton

Nephew

-

11

1870

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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