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Household of James Wilson (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wilson, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Wilson

Head

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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