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Household of William Wilson (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1836 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Wilson, born in 1835 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet C, born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Catherine (born 1855 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Susan

Wilson

Wife
Female

Janet C

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Boarder
Male

John

Miller

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet C

Wilson

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Boarder

Widow

26

1855

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Miller

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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