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Household of James Wilson (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1840 in Methven, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Nicholas (born 1865 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Stewart Parker (born 1867 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Uriagh (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1874 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jessie (born 1837 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), James's -, James (born 1867 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Rebecca (born 1879 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Nicholas

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Stewart Parker

Wilson

Son
Female

Uriagh

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Morrison

Servant
Male

James

Morrison

-
Female

Rebecca

Morrison

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Widower

41

1840

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Nicholas

Wilson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

15

1866

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Stewart Parker

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Uriagh

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

44

1837

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Morrison

-

-

14

1867

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Morrison

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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