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Household of William Wilson (born 1836, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1836 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1837 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1871 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John R (born 1875 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James A K (born 1878 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William's Servant, Robert (born 1862 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, William (born 1866 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John R

Wilson

Son
Male

James A K

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Kine

Servant
Male

Robert

Adamson

Servant
Male

William

Dobbie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

10

1871

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John R

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James A K

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Kine

Servant

-

24

1857

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Adamson

Servant

-

19

1862

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Dobbie

Servant

-

15

1866

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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