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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1817, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

Joseph Wilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1817 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Joseph, born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister, Margaret W (born 1809 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Sarah (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Male

Joseph

Wilson Jr

Son
Female

Margaret W

Lang

Sister
Female

Sarah

McLeod Or Munro

Servant
Female

Mary

McVicar

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Widower

64

1817

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Wilson Jr

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret W

Lang

Sister

Widow

72

1809

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

McLeod Or Munro

Servant

Widow

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McVicar

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland

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