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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1832, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1832 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1837 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Gavin Wilson, born in 1851 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Wilson's household
Alexander
Wilson
Head
Margaret
Wilson
Wife
William
Wilson
Son
Annie
Wilson
Daughter
Sarah
Wilson
Daughter
John
Wilson
Son
Ellen
Wilson
Daughter
Alexander
Wilson
Son
Gavin
Wilson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Wilson | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wilson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Wilson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Wilson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Wilson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Gavin | Wilson | Boarder | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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