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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1817, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, Midlothian, 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 Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1817 in Temple, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John, born 1850 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1853 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Alexander (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1876 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Grace (born 1878 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

McGuire

Servant
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Granddaughter
Female

Grace

Wilson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Widower

64

1817

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Widower

31

1850

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McGuire

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter-In-Law

Widow

28

1853

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Grandson

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

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