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Household of James Wilson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in England), William (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Lauchlan (born 1878 in Hamilton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Niece, Jane (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Lauchlan

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Niece
Female

Jane

Cunningham

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

England

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Wilson

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

William

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Lauchlan

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Niece

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Cunningham

Niece

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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