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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1841, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1841 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wilson, born in 1842 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1868 in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Isabel (born 1870 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Marget (born 1879 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, David Patterson, born in 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Marget

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Patterson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Isabel

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marget

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

David

Patterson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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