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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Matilda Wilson, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Matilda Jane (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William W (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet M (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Lizzie L (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Matilda

Wilson

Wife
Female

Matilda Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

William W

Wilson

Son
Female

Janet M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie L

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Matilda

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Matilda Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William W

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet M

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie L

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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