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Household of James Wilson (born 1820)
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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1820 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1834 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1867 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1870 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Jemima (born 1875 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, William (born 1816 in Ireland), James's Lodger, Arthur (born 1810 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Lodger, Allan (born 1831 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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James Wilson's household
James
Wilson
Head
Elizabeth
Wilson
Wife
Mary
Wilson
Daughter
Christina
Wilson
Daughter
Jemima
Wilson
Daughter
William
Spence
Lodger
Arthur
Forrester
Lodger
Allan
Cameron
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Wilson | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Wilson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Wilson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jemima | Wilson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Spence | Lodger | Married | 65 | 1816 | Ireland | |
Arthur | Forrester | Lodger | Unmarried | 71 | 1810 | Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Allan | Cameron | Lodger | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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