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Household of Mathew Wilson (born 1850, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Mathew Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Wilson, born in 1850 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1844 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1862 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mathew (born 1867 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1870 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Visitor, Robert Wilson, born in 1845 in Ireland.


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Mathew Wilson's household

Male

Mathew

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Wilson

Son
Male

Edward

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Visitor
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mathew

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edward

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Visitor

-

36

1845

Ireland

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