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Household of Peter Wilson (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilfinan, Argyllshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wilson, born in 1823 in Carrington, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Marion Wilson, born in 1824 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1859 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Visitor, Jane (born 1818 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Betsy (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Henery (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Peter Wilson's household

Male

Peter

Wilson

Head
Female

Marion

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Livingstone

Visitor
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
Female

Betsy

Black

Servant
Female

Catherine

McIntyre

Servant
Male

Henery

McDermid

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Carrington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Wilson

Head

Married

58

1823

Carrington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Livingstone

Visitor

Unmarried

63

1818

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Wilson

Son

-

22

1859

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Black

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McIntyre

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Argyllshire, Scotland

Henery

McDermid

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Argyllshire, Scotland

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