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Household of James Wilson (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1837 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1839 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 9 children; Janet (born 1862 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1866 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Barbara (born 1876 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1879 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Wilson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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