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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

55

1826

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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