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Household of James Wilson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1841 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander C (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary C (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander C

Wilson

Son
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander C

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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