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Household of James Wilson (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1838 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1839 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 9 children; Archibald (born 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Betsy (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Ellen (born 1867 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1874 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and Thomasina (born 1881 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Male

Archibald

Wilson

Son
Female

Betsy

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Thomasina

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Archibald

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Thomasina

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

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