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Household of James Wilson (born 1843, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1843 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary S Wilson, born in 1845 in Cairneyhill, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1873 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert A (born 1875 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Helen D (born 1877 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1879 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and David S A (born 1881 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Wilson, born in 1820 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary S

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert A

Wilson

Son
Female

Helen D

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

David S A

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary S

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cairneyhill, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert A

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen D

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David S A

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Wilson

Boarder

Widower

61

1820

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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