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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 1835 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wilson, born in 1840 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Perthshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Wife
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Anne

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Perthshire, Scotland

Anne

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Perthshire, Scotland

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