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Household of David Wilson (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1840 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1841 in Largo, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1861 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Tannochside, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Jane Docherty, born in 1871 in Thornhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Docherty

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Largo, Fife, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Tannochside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Docherty

Servant

Unmarried

10

1871

Thornhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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