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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1850, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1850 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Mary Miller, born in 1827 in Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Miller

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Miller

Mother-In-Law

Widow

54

1827

Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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