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Household of William Wilson (born 1841, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, 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 1841 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Wilson, born in 1849 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Agnes (born 1854 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Janet (born 1867 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Robert (born 1857 in Ireland) and William's Servant, John (born 1867 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Kerr

Servant
Female

Janet

Harkness

Servant
Male

Robert

Scott

Servant
Male

John

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Harkness

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

John

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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