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Household of James Wilson (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1842 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1844 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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