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Household of Edward Wilson (born 1845, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Ardrossan, Ayrshire, 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.

Edward Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wilson, born in 1845 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1845 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1864 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1874 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Granddaughter, Mary Wilson, born in 1881 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Edward Wilson's household

Male

Edward

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wilson

Head

Married

36

1845

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jemima

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

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