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Household of James Wilson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1845 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1845 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret M (born 1880 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Jane (born 1812 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Catherine (born 1865 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1853 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's -, Peter (born 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's -, Alexander (born 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's -, James (born 1837 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), James's -, John (born 1858 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James's -, Charles (born 1830 in England) and James's -, N K (born - in Not Known).
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James Wilson's household
James
Wilson
Head
Margaret
Wilson
Wife
William
Wilson
Son
Margaret M
Wilson
Daughter
Jane
Wilson
Mother
Catherine
Adam
Servant
Robert
Bruce
Servant
Peter
Brown
-
Alexander
Stewart
-
James
Fraser
-
John
McKinlay
-
Charles
Walters
-
N K
Walters
-
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Wilson | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wilson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Wilson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret M | Wilson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Wilson | Mother | Widow | 69 | 1812 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Adam | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Bruce | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Brown | - | Unmarried | 60 | 1821 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Stewart | - | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Fraser | - | Unmarried | 44 | 1837 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | |
John | McKinlay | - | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Walters | - | Widower | 51 | 1830 | England | |
N K | Walters | - | Married | - | - | Not Known |
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