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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1835, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, 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.

Joseph Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1835 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Taylor Wilson, born in 1835 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1859 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1861 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1866 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1872 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1877 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A Taylor

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Richard

Wilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary A Taylor

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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