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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1835, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1835 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wilson, born in 1840 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabellia (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Emma B (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George D (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabellia

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Emma B

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George D

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabellia

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emma B

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George D

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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