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Household of James Wilson (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, 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 Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1841 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1851 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1871 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elsie (born 1858 in Banffshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1866 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1867 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
Female

Elsie

Simpson

Servant
Male

John

Bremner

Servant
Male

James

Petrie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Banffshire, Scotland

John

Bremner

Servant

-

15

1866

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Petrie

Servant

-

14

1867

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

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