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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1825, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1825 in Macduff, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1840 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1860 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James M (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth J (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William G M (born 1872 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's -, Margaret Innes, born in 1859 in Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

James M

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William G M

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Innes

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

56

1825

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James M

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth J

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William G M

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Innes

-

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland

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