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Household of Thomas Wishart (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Wishart and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wishart, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Wishart, born in 1843 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Peter (born 1866 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Charleston, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Isabella Wishart, born in 1813 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Wishart's household

Male

Thomas

Wishart

Head
Female

Janet

Wishart

Wife
Male

Peter

Wishart

Son
Female

Isabella

Wishart

Mother
Male

David

Wishart

Son
Male

Thomas

Wishart

Son
Male

Robert

Wishart

Son
Female

Isabella

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wishart

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wishart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wishart

Head

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Wishart

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Wishart

Son

-

15

1866

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Wishart

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Wishart

Son

-

13

1868

Charleston, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Wishart

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Wishart

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Wishart

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wishart

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Wishart

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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