William Williamson
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Household of John Wilson (born 1831)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fair Isle, Shetland, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Polly Wilson, born in 1845 in -. They had 7 children; John (born 1862 in -), Jane (born 1864 in -), Stewart (born 1866 in -), Polly (born 1868 in -), Thomas (born 1874 in -), James (born 1879 in -) and Andrew (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Barbara Wilson, born in 1812 in -.
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John Wilson's household
John
Wilson
Head
Polly
Wilson
Wife
John
Wilson
Son
Jane
Wilson
Daughter
Stewart
Wilson
Son
Polly
Wilson
Daughter
Thomas
Wilson
Son
James
Wilson
Son
Andrew
Wilson
Son
Barbara
Wilson
Aunt
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | - |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wilson | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | - | |
Polly | Wilson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | - | |
John | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | - | |
Jane | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | - | |
Stewart | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | - | |
Polly | Wilson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | - | |
Thomas | Wilson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | - | |
James | Wilson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | - | |
Andrew | Wilson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | - | |
Barbara | Wilson | Aunt | Unmarried | 69 | 1812 | - |
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