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Household of William J Wilson (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

William J Wilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Wilson, born in 1850 in , consisted of 5 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Helen Wilson, born in 1839 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), George W (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William T (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William J Wilson's household

Male

William J

Wilson

Head
Female

Helen

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

George W

Wilson

Son
Male

William T

Wilson

Son
First name(s) William J
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

England

Helen

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

George W

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William T

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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