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Household of James Wilson (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, 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 1837 in Beath, Fife, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wilson, born in 1839 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland), Janet H (born 1869 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland), Agnes L (born 1872 in Fife, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland) and Catherine C (born 1881 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Janet H

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes L

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine C

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Beath, 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

44

1837

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Janet H

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Agnes L

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Fife, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Catherine C

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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