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Household of Gavin Wilson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Wilson, born in 1846 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1845 in England. They had 4 children; Rachel (born 1867 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Gavin Wilson's household

Male

Gavin

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Wilson

Head

Married

35

1846

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

England

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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