1881 lookup please - Wilkinson

[margd]

Would appreciate the details for the listing: Margaret Wilkinson, born 1858

[hume]

Hi margd,

You've not given us a lot of details, but there's only one Margaret Wilkinson (born c. 1858) in East Lothian. She's a servant in the De Latour household, on St. Ann's Street in Dunbar.

Margaret Wilkinson, f, servant, 23, cook, Haddington, Haddingtonshire

hume24

[margd]

thanks for the info

[runningbear]

hi pal,

following up on hume's 1881 census find i just wonder if this is your family?

margaret wilkinson born 4/7/1857 haddington daughter of william and elizabeth dorrance.

1851 census- roschall, haddington

william...age 34...labourer
elizabeth...age 31
william...age 8 months

1861 census- cottage at gas works, haddington

william...age 45...gas manager
elizabeth...age 41
william...age 10
john...age 8
david...age 6
margaret...age 4

1871 census- lauder place, prestonkirk

william...age 55...gas manager
elizabeth...age 51
william...age 20...coach painter
margaret...age 13
elizabeth...age 8

1871 census- 1 havannah, glasgow

john...age 17...tailor

1871 census- 3 sidegate street, haddington

david...age 15...joiner

1881 census- lauder place, prestonkirk

william...age 62...gas manager
elizabeth...age 60
david...age 25...joiner
elizabeth...age 18...domestic servant
jemima b...grand-daughter...age 3
william...grandson...age 11 months

1881 census- 25 upper grove place, edinburgh

william...age 30...coach painter

1881 census- 41 croft lane, dundee

john...age 28...tailor
isabella...age 26
janet...age 1

1891 census- 6 meadow park, haddington

william...age 73...gas stoker
william...age 39...coach painter
david...age 36...joiner
margaret a...age 34...domestic servant
jemima...age 13...grand-daughter
william...age 11...grandson

1901 census- waterside nungate, haddington

william...age 52...coach painter
margaret...sister...age 40...laundress
jemima...daughter...age 21...domestic servant
david...nephew...age 6

1901 census- 8 st john's hill, edinburgh

david...age 46...carpenter

if this family does turn out to be yours, you can get further info on the birth cert of david wilkinson as he was born 15/4/1855.

Joe

[margd]

this is excellent information. Many thanks

[runningbear]

hi pal,

going on your thanks, does this mean it is the correct family?

Joe

[margd]

early days. Still researching this line. Info will be handy.