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Household of John Wilson (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liff Benvie & Invergowrie, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1840 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marianne Wilson, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James R (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary S R (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Christina S (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mabel C (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Norah F (born 1877 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maude A (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Hilda M B R (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth E (born 1858 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Meigle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth J (born 1862 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Marianne

Wilson

Wife
Male

James R

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary S R

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Christina S

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mabel C

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Norah F

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Maude A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Hilda M B R

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Clark

Servant
Female

Ellen

Cowpar

Servant
Female

Elizabeth J

Lindsay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Marianne

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

James R

Wilson

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary S R

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina S

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mabel C

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Norah F

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maude A

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hilda M B R

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth E

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Cowpar

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Meigle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth J

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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