Peter Wilson
Born 1821
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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1809, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, 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 Wilson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1809 in Hownam, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Isabella (born 1837 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Susan (born 1850 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1852 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1867 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1873 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, John (born 1862 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, James (born 1864 in Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1865 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Thomas Wilson's household
Thomas
Wilson
Head
Isabella
Wilson
Daughter
Susan
Wilson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Wilson
Daughter
Isabella
Sanderson
Granddaughter
Jane
Sanderson
Granddaughter
John
Speirs
Servant
James
Brown
Servant
William
Wilson
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 72 |
| Birth year | 1809 |
| Birth place | Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Wilson | Head | Widower | 72 | 1809 | Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 44 | 1837 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Susan | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Sanderson | Granddaughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Sanderson | Granddaughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Speirs | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Brown | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Wilson | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland |
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