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Household of Oliver Wilson (born 1853, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, Orkney, 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.

Oliver Wilson and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oliver Wilson, born in 1853 in Cross, Orkney, consisted of 2 members. Oliver was the head of the household, married to May Wilson, born in 1855 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland.


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Oliver Wilson's household

Male

Oliver

Wilson

Head
Female

May

Wilson

Wife
First name(s) Oliver
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oliver

Wilson

Head

Married

28

1853

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

May

Wilson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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