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Household of William Wilson (born 1847, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1847 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Wilson, born in 1848 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie Whyte (born 1875 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David Wilkie (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Walker, born in 1865 in Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Annie

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jessie Whyte

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David Wilkie

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Walker

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie Whyte

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David Wilkie

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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