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Household of John Wilson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1844 in Partick, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Wilson, born in 1844 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret G (born 1868 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Archibald F (born 1870 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Bessie M (born 1873 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland), Marion F (born 1876 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Cairns, born in 1862 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Marion

Wilson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret G

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Archibald F

Wilson

Son
Female

Bessie M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Marion F

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

37

1844

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Archibald F

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Bessie M

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion F

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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