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Household of John Willson (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

John Willson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willson, born in 1827 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Willson, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Agnes (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Willson's household

Male

John

Willson

Head
Female

Jane

Willson

Wife
Male

John

Willson

Son
Male

Robert

Willson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Willson

Daughter
Male

William

Willson

Son
Female

Agnes

Willson

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Willson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Willson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willson

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Jane

Willson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

John

Willson

Son

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Willson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Willson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Willson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Willson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Willson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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