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Household of David Wilson (born 1840, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1840 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wilson, born in 1850 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1876 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Marion Mcg (born 1878 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Mary (born 1800 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David's Sister, Mary (born 1836 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Joseph (born 1856 in Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Maggie (born 1866 in Balallan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Marion Mcg

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Mother
Female

Mary

Wilson

Sister
Male

Joseph

Martin

Servant
Female

Maggie

Gordon

Servant
Male

Thomas

Ludsay

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Marion Mcg

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Mother

Widow

81

1800

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Sister

Unmarried

45

1836

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Joseph

Martin

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gordon

Servant

-

15

1866

Balallan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ludsay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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