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Household of William Wilson (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Wilson, born in 1835 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Eleanor (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Magdalen Robertson, born in 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Eleanor

Wilson

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Magdalen

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Eleanor

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Eleanor

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Magdalen

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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