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Household of Walter Wilson (born 1797, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkton, Roxburghshire, 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.

Walter Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Wilson, born in 1797 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Wilson, born in 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Edward (born 1841 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Susanna C (born 1848 in Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Elizabeth L (born 1864 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Walter's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Walter Wilson's household

Male

Walter

Wilson

Head
Female

Rebecca

Wilson

Wife
Male

Edward

Wilson

Son
Female

Susanna C

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Graham

Servant
Female

Elizabeth L

Moffat

Servant
Female

Mary

Murray

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Wilson

Head

Married

84

1797

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Wilson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Susanna C

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth L

Moffat

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Roxburghshire, Scotland

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