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Household of John Wilson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Heany Wilson, born in 1845 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1866 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Robert Wilson, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Heany

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Heany

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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