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Household of William Wilson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1845 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1848 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Robert Logan (born 1866 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1872 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Lyne, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1875 in Lyne, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert Logan

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Hugh

Wilson

Son
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

36

1845

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Logan

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Lyne, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Hugh

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Lyne, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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