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Household of James Wilson (born 1834, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbarchan, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1834 in Maybole, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Henrietta (born 1878 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, James (born 1853 in Selkirkshire, Scotland) and James's Lodger, Edward (born 1861 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Lambert

Lodger
Male

Edward

Lambert

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

47

1834

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Lambert

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Selkirkshire, Scotland

Edward

Lambert

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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