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Household of William Wilson (born 1837, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1837 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1836 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ebenezer (born 1861 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Marrion (born 1855 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Ann Reid, born in 1865 in Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Male

Ebenezer

Wilson

Son
Female

Ann

Reid

Niece
Female

Marrion

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ebenezer

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ann

Reid

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marrion

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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