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Household of David Wilson (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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.

David Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1831 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Helen Wilson, born in 1832 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1856 in Gallatown, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Gallatown, Fife, Scotland) and Helen (born 1871 in Gallatown, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Son-In-Law, Robert Berrill, born in 1859 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Helen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Berrill

Son-In-Law
Female

Christ

Berrill

Wife
First name(s) David
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

50

1831

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Gallatown, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Gallatown, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Gallatown, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Berrill

Son-In-Law

Married

22

1859

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Christ

Berrill

Wife

Married

20

1861

Gallatown, Fife, Scotland

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