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Household of James Wilson (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1850 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Louisa Wilson, born in 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, Joseph (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Louisa

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson Jr

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Forbes

Brother-In-Law
Male

Joseph

Forbes

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Louisa

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Wilson Jr

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Forbes

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Forbes

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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