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Household of Thomas Wanless (born 1853, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Thomas Wanless and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wanless, born in 1853 in Berwickshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wanless, born in 1850 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1879 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Forbes Rosser, born in 1857 in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Wanless's household

Male

Thomas

Wanless

Head
Female

Agnes

Wanless

Wife
Male

John

Wanless

Son
Male

John Forbes

Rosser

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wanless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wanless

Head

Married

28

1853

Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wanless

Wife

-

31

1850

Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Wanless

Son

-

2

1879

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

John Forbes

Rosser

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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