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Household of William Wilson (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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 1840 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jean Wilson, born in 1832 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), Charles C (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland) and Margaret B (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Margaret B Wilson, born in 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Jean

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Charles C

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret B

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret B

Wilson

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jean

Wilson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

Charles C

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

Margaret B

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret B

Wilson

Niece

Unmarried

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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