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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1841 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Marion (born 1863 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Marion

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Widower

40

1841

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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