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Household of Hugh Wilson (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Hugh Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Wilson, born in 1836 in Largs, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1836 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Hugh's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Hugh Wilson's household

Male

Hugh

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Henry

Step Daughter
Male

William

Dunlop

Boarder
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Henry

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Dunlop

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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