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Household of James M Wilson (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

James M Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James M Wilson, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James M was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Patrick (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James M's Servant, Isabella Anderson, born in 1856 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James M Wilson's household

Male

James M

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Patrick

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) James M
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James M

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Patrick

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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