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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1831 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Marion Wilson, born in 1857 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Janet (born 1861 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Agnes (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland), Alexander's -, John (born 1860 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Richard (born 1864 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Wilson's household
Alexander
Wilson
Head
Marion
Wilson
Wife
Elizabeth
Wilson
Daughter
John
Wilson
Son
Andrew
Wilson
Son
Janet
Giffen
Servant
Agnes
Hunter
Servant
John
Ireland
-
Richard
Mackie
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | East Kilbride, 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 | 50 | 1831 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Wilson | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Wilson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Wilson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Wilson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Giffen | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Hunter | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Fife, Scotland | |
John | Ireland | - | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Richard | Mackie | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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