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Household of William Wilson (born 1826, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hownam, Roxburghshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1826 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Huggan Wilson, born in 1830 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet White (born 1852 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1854 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1856 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1870 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Isabella Huggan (born 1875 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, James (born 1880 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Isabella Huggan

Wilson

Wife
Female

Janet White

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Edward

Wilson

Son
Female

Isabella Huggan

Telfer

Granddaughter
Male

James

Wilson

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

55

1826

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella Huggan

Wilson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Berwickshire, Scotland

Janet White

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Edward

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella Huggan

Telfer

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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