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Household of James Wilson (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1839 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1838 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1862 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Rachael (born 1864 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1869 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1871 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Fleming (born 1873 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1878 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Rachael

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

Fleming

Wilson

Son
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rachael

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Fleming

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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