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Household of William Wilson (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 1821 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marion Wilson, born in 1841 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William J (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander G (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Agnes (born 1855 in Mearns, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Marion

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

William J

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander G

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes

Giffen

Servant
Female

Annie

Jamieson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

60

1821

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander G

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Giffen

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Mearns, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Jamieson

Servant

-

16

1865

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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