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Household of William Wilson (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 1827 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1828 in Dunlop, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Hamilton, 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

54

1827

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dunlop, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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