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Household of David Wilson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

David Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1855 in Ireland) and David's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Ireland).


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Canning

Brother-In-Law
Male

George

Maguire

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

James

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Canning

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

George

Maguire

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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