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Household of James Wilson (born 1842, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1842 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1845 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1868 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1869 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Robert (born 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
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James Wilson's household
James
Wilson
Head
Margaret
Wilson
Wife
Robert
Wilson
Son
Annie
Wilson
Daughter
James
Wilson
Son
William
Wilson
Son
William
Anderson
Boarder
Robert
Porter
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Newmilns, 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 | 39 | 1842 | Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wilson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
James | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Anderson | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Porter | Boarder | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Argyllshire, Scotland |
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