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Household of William Wilson (born 1843, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1843 in Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1868 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1870 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Richard (born 1877 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Wilson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Richard

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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