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Household of James Wilson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Douglas, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1848 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1847 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Finlay (born 1878 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane Black (born 1881 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Finlay

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane Black

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Wilson

Head

Married

33

1848

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Finlay

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Black

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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