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Household of James Wilson (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1823 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace Wilson, born in 1832 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John M (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane A (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie K (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas A M (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Helen McIntosh, born in 1856 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Grace

Wilson

Wife
Male

John M

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Maggie K

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas A M

Wilson

Son
Female

Helen

McIntosh

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

58

1823

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Wilson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John M

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane A

Wilson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie K

Wilson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas A M

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

McIntosh

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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