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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1854, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Avondale, Lanarkshire, 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 1854 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1853 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary K (born 1879 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret P (born 1881 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1832 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Agnes (born 1864 in Ayrshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Wilson's household
Alexander
Wilson
Head
Sarah
Wilson
Wife
John
Wilson
Son
Mary K
Wilson
Daughter
Margaret P
Wilson
Daughter
Mary
Kay
Mother-In-Law
Agnes
Kay
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Wilson | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Wilson | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Wilson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary K | Wilson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret P | Wilson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Kay | Mother-In-Law | Married | 49 | 1832 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Kay | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Ayrshire, Scotland |
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