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Household of Peter Wilson (born 1808, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Peter Wilson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wilson, born in 1808 in Penicuik, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1820 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; David, born 1855 in Castleton, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Granddaughter, Mary Muirhead, born in 1870 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Peter Wilson's household

Male

Peter

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Muirhead

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Wilson

Head

Married

73

1808

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Midlothian, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Castleton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Muirhead

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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