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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1814, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Fife, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1814 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Douglas Wilson, born in 1825 in Crail, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1862 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Angus (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, Adam (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, Murdo (born 1863 in Sutherland, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, John (born 1863 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and Robert's Lodger, William (born 1865 in Leven, Fife, Scotland).


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Douglas

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Laing

Servant
Male

William

Sutherland

Lodger
Male

Angus

Mackay

Boarder
Male

Adam

Gunn

Lodger
Male

Murdo

Mackay

Lodger
Male

John

Henderson

Lodger
Male

William

Henderson

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

67

1814

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Douglas

Wilson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Elisabeth

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

William

Sutherland

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

Mackay

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

Adam

Gunn

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

Murdo

Mackay

Lodger

Unmarried

18

1863

Sutherland, Scotland

John

Henderson

Lodger

Unmarried

18

1863

Leven, Fife, Scotland

William

Henderson

Lodger

Unmarried

16

1865

Leven, Fife, Scotland

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