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Household of James Wilson (born 1855, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackford, Perthshire, 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 1855 in Trinity Gask, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wilson, born in 1854 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1878 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Lawrence (born 1860 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Betsy (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Lawrence

Allan

Servant
Male

Robert

Millar

Servant
Female

Betsy

Neville

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

26

1855

Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Lawrence

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Neville

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

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