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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1849, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1849 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1854 in Abernethy, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Mowat (born 1875 in England) and Alice Stewart (born 1881 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Mowat

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice Stewart

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

32

1849

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Abernethy, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Mowat

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

England

Alice Stewart

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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