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Household of David Wilson (born 1850, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1850 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1854 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1877 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Step Daughter, Elizabeth R Gillies, born in 1873 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
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David Wilson's household
David
Wilson
Head
Elizabeth
Wilson
Wife
Elizabeth R
Gillies
Step Daughter
John
Wilson
Son
Thomas
Wilson
Son
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Wilson | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Wilson | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth R | Gillies | Step Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Wilson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Wilson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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