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Household of William Wilson (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jeannie Wilson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Christina (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Francis (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Theodore (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Jeannie

Wilson

Wife
Female

Christina

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Francis

Wilson

Son
Male

Theodore

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Jeannie

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Wilson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Francis

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Theodore

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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