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Household of Alexander Hay Wilson (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Alexander Hay Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Hay Wilson, born in 1837 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander Hay was the head of the household, married to Bridget Wilson, born in 1842 in Canada. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Canada), John Denis (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Bridget (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter O'Donoghue (born 1872 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland).


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Alexander Hay Wilson's household

Male

Alexander Hay

Wilson

Head
Female

Bridget

Wilson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

John Denis

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Bridget

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Peter O'Donoghue

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Alexander Hay
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander Hay

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bridget

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Canada

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Canada

John Denis

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bridget

Wilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter O'Donoghue

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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