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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1835, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1835 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1844 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1871 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Son, Hugh Speirs, born in 1870 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Speirs

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Speirs

Step Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

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