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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1804, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England
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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.
Robert Wilson and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1804 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Catherine (born 1844 in Barton, Lancashire, England) and William Mclean (born 1862 in Barton, Lancashire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Mary Catherine, born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister In Law, Ellson (born 1822 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert's Son In Law, Alexander Kirk (born 1831 in London, Middlesex, England), Robert's Servant, Ruth (born 1844 in Anglesey, Wales), Robert's Servant, Anne (born 1853 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England), Robert's Servant, Louisa (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Servant, Harriett (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
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Robert Wilson's household
Robert
Wilson
Head
Ellson
Mc Donald
Sister In Law
Alexander Kirk
Mackie
Son In Law
Catherine
Mackie
Daughter
Mary Catherine
Mackay
Grand Daughter
William Mclean
Wilson
Son
Ruth
Hughes
Servant
Anne
Dawson
Servant
Louisa
Anderson
Servant
Harriett
Olden
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 77 |
| Birth year | 1804 |
| Birth place | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Wilson | Head | Widower | 77 | 1804 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Ellson | Mc Donald | Sister In Law | Widow | 59 | 1822 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alexander Kirk | Mackie | Son In Law | Married | 50 | 1831 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Catherine | Mackie | Daughter | Married | 37 | 1844 | Barton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Catherine | Mackay | Grand Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William Mclean | Wilson | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Barton, Lancashire, England | |
Ruth | Hughes | Servant | Single | 37 | 1844 | Anglesey, Wales | |
Anne | Dawson | Servant | Single | 28 | 1853 | Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England | |
Louisa | Anderson | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Harriett | Olden | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
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