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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1836 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Charlotte H Wilson, born in 1838 in England. They had 5 children; James D (born 1866 in England), Margaret (born 1868 in England), Helen H (born 1870 in England), Ethel C (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Margaret Walker, born in 1845 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Charlotte H

Wilson

Wife
Male

James D

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen H

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ethel C

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charlotte H

Wilson

Wife

Married

43

1838

England

James D

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

England

Helen H

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

England

Ethel C

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Walker

Servant

Widow

36

1845

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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