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Household of James Wilson (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, 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 1834 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Murray Wilson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1860 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Johnston (born 1873 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Ireland), James's Brother, Alexander (born 1855 in Ireland) and James's Brother, William (born 1857 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Murray

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Johnston

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Mother
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Brother
Male

William

Wilson

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Murray

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Johnston

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Ireland

Alexander

Wilson

Brother

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

William

Wilson

Brother

Unmarried

24

1857

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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