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Household of James Wilson (born 1851, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Polmont, Stirlingshire, 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 1851 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1858 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1877 in Kinnaird, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1880 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Peter (born 1864 in Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Adam

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Steel

Boarder
Male

Peter

Jamieson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

30

1851

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Kinnaird, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Adam

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Steel

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Jamieson

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Abercorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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