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Household of James Wilson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sophia (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sophia

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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