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Household of George Wilson (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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.
George Wilson and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wilson, born in 1842 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Grace Wilson, born in 1850 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1872 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Father-In-Law, Thomas (born 1818 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1824 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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George Wilson's household
George
Wilson
Head
Grace
Wilson
Wife
John
Wilson
Son
Mary
Wilson
Daughter
Helen
Wilson
Daughter
Thomas
Wilson
Son
Grace
Wilson
Daughter
Thomas
Meikle
Father-In-Law
Mary
Meikle
Mother-In-Law
Mary
Dempster
Servant
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Wilson | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Wilson | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Wilson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wilson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Wilson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Wilson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Wilson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Meikle | Father-In-Law | Married | 63 | 1818 | Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Meikle | Mother-In-Law | - | 57 | 1824 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Dempster | Servant | - | 13 | 1868 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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