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Household of James Wilson (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1841 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1846 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane M (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James S (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Cousin, Marion Beith, born in 1866 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James S

Wilson

Son
Female

Marion

Beith

Cousin
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane M

Wilson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Wilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James S

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Beith

Cousin

-

15

1866

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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