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Household of Matthew Wilson (born 1841, Dunbartonshire)

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.

Matthew Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wilson, born in 1841 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary M Wilson, born in 1844 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Helen (born 1867 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Wilson's household

Male

Matthew

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary M

Wilson

Wife
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Matthew

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary M

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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