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Household of James Wilson (born 1822, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, Orkney, 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 1822 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1827 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1852 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1857 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Helen (born 1861 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and Donald (born 1870 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Margaret King, born in 1873 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Male

Donald

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

King

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

59

1822

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Donald

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

King

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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