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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1811, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1811 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet P Wilson, born in 1816 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Agnes P K (born 1871 in -), Alexander's Grandson, James W (born 1874 in -), Alexander's Servant, Maggie (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jeanie (born 1861 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet P

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes P K

Gardner

Granddaughter
Male

James W

Gardner

Grandson
Female

Maggie

Steven

Servant
Female

Jeanie

Reston

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

70

1811

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet P

Wilson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes P K

Gardner

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

-

James W

Gardner

Grandson

-

7

1874

-

Maggie

Steven

Servant

-

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Reston

Servant

-

20

1861

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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