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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1836 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Maria Wilson, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; James R (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alice U (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth Doig Chalmers, born in 1857 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Maria

Wilson

Wife
Male

James R

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice U

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Doig

Chalmers

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maria

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James R

Wilson

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice U

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth Doig

Chalmers

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

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