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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1833, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1833 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1847 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1875 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Grandson, Robert Wilson, born in 1878 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Grandson
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Grandson

-

3

1878

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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