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Household of James Wilson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane A Wilson, born in 1852 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1870 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Beath, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1872 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Father-In-Law, James (born 1822 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Charles (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Sarah (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1854 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane A

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Hanah

Brother-In-Law
Male

James

Hanah

Son
Male

Thomas

Hanah

Son
Male

William

Hanah

Son
Male

Robert

Hanah

Son
Male

James

Hanah

Father-In-Law
Male

Robert

Hanah

Boarder
Male

Charles

Hanah

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Nicloy Or Hanah

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Hanah

Boarder
Male

James

Hanah

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Jane A

Wilson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hanah

Brother-In-Law

-

9

1872

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hanah

Son

-

7

1874

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hanah

Son

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hanah

Son

-

4

1877

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Hanah

Son

-

0

1881

Beath, Fife, Scotland

James

Hanah

Father-In-Law

Widower

59

1822

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Hanah

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Hanah

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Blackburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Nicloy Or Hanah

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hanah

Boarder

-

0

1881

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hanah

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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