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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1846, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1846 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Alison Wilson, born in 1846 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Kenneth (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Euphemia (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella Kerr, born in 1867 in Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Alexander Wilson's household
Alexander
Wilson
Head
Alison
Wilson
Wife
John
Wilson
Son
Alexander
Wilson
Son
Helen
Wilson
Daughter
James
Wilson
Son
Kenneth
Wilson
Son
Euphemia
Wilson
Daughter
Isabella
Kerr
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Wilson | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alison | Wilson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Wilson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Wilson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Wilson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Wilson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Kenneth | Wilson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Euphemia | Wilson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Kerr | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland |
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