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Household of James Wilson (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1833 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilson, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1876 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Robert Morrison, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Morrison

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Mary A

Wilson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Morrison

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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