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Household of Colin Wilson (born 1811, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipness, 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.

Colin Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin Wilson, born in 1811 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1815 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1843 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Colin (born 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Colin's Nephew, Donald (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Colin's Nephew, Duncan (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Colin Wilson's household

Male

Colin

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Colin

Wilson

Son
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Donald

Downie

Nephew
Male

Duncan

Wilson

Nephew
First name(s) Colin
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin

Wilson

Head

Married

70

1811

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Argyllshire, Scotland

Colin

Wilson

Son

Widower

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

Peter

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Downie

Nephew

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

Wilson

Nephew

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

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