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Household of Gavin Wilson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Gavin Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Wilson, born in 1831 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wilson, born in 1833 in Carluke, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1861 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Gavin (born 1874 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gavin's Step Daughter, Catherine McCall, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Gavin Wilson's household

Male

Gavin

Wilson

Head
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Gavin

Wilson

Son
Female

Catherine

McCall

Step Daughter
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Wilson

Head

Married

50

1831

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Carluke, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Gavin

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

McCall

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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