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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1855, 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.

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 1855 in Cross, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1853 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1875 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and Ann (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

26

1855

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

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