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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1819, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Wilkinson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1819 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wilkinson, born in 1821 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1856 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Eliza (born 1863 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Jemima B (born 1878 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Eliza

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

David

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Eliza

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Jemima B

Wilkinson

Granddaughter
Male

William

Wilkinson

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

62

1819

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Wilkinson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Wilkinson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jemima B

Wilkinson

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Wilkinson

Grandson

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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