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Household of John Wilson (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1850 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1850 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina (born 1871 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, George (born 1844 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Alexander (born 1860 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, James (born 1852 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Christina

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Masson

Lodger
Male

Alexander

Gibb

Lodger
Male

James

Wyllie

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Masson

Lodger

Widower

37

1844

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gibb

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Wyllie

Lodger

Widower

29

1852

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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