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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 1841 in Loudoun, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wilson, born in 1844 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Christina (born 1874 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth McFarlane, born in 1861 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Wife
Female

Christina

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Loudoun, 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

40

1841

Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Christina

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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