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Household of David Wilson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Irvine, Ayrshire, 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.

David Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1838 in Drummond, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1876 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1863 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), David's Step Son, John (born 1866 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland) and David's Lodger, John (born 1843 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Whitelaw

Step Daughter
Male

John

Whitelaw

Step Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wade

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Drummond, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Whitelaw

Step Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Whitelaw

Step Son

-

15

1866

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Wade

Lodger

Unmarried

38

1843

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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