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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wilson, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Richard Aird, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Wife
Male

Charles

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Barbara

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

Richard

Aird

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Aird

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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