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Household of David Wilson (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Patrick, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1842 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Edith Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David Ashley (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Servant, Jane (born 1848 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and David's Servant, Grace (born 1846 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Edith Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David Ashley

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

McNellan

Servant
Female

Jane

Cowan

Servant
Female

Grace

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David Ashley

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McNellan

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Cowan

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Grace

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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