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Household of Gordon Wilson (born 1850, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

Gordon Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gordon Wilson, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Gordon was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Gordon B D (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maryann (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Gordon's Visitor, Katherine J (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Gordon's Visitor, Robert G (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Gordon's Visitor, John W (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Gordon's Visitor, Mary B (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Gordon Wilson's household

Male

Gordon

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Gordon B D

Wilson

Son
Female

Maryann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Katherine J

Soutter

Visitor
Male

Robert G

Soutter

Visitor
Male

John W

Soutter

Visitor
Female

Mary B

Soutter

Visitor
First name(s) Gordon
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gordon

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gordon B D

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maryann

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Katherine J

Soutter

Visitor

Unmarried

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert G

Soutter

Visitor

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John W

Soutter

Visitor

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary B

Soutter

Visitor

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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