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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newburgh, 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.

Thomas Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1835 in Newburgh, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wilson, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Gibson (born 1872 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1873 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland) and Ernest (born 1878 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Isabella McDonald, born in 1866 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Wife
Male

Gibson

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Ernest

Wilson

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Gibson

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Ernest

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Servant

-

15

1866

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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