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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1857, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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.

Robert Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1857 in Cockpen, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1853 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1875 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

24

1857

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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