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Household of James Wilson (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1840 in Leslie, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1839 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Roxburgh, born in 1860 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Roxburgh

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Roxburgh

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

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