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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, 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 1839 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1848 in Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1874 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1878 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Malcolm (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Bella (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

Malcolm

Keith

Servant
Female

Bella

Darroch

Servant
Female

Mary

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Peter

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Keith

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

Bella

Darroch

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

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