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Household of William Wilson (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Trinity Gaks, Perthshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1848 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1868 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland), Robina (born 1877 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Robina

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fife, Scotland

Robina

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

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