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Household of John Wilson (born 1823, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 1823 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alexina J Wilson, born in 1827 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1854 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Kate W (born 1858 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Alexina (born 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Jessie D (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Nelly M (born 1865 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Mary B Mcd (born 1867 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Lizzie (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Alexina J

Wilson

Wife
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Kate W

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alexina

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie D

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Nelly M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary B Mcd

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Malcolm

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Ogilvie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

58

1823

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alexina J

Wilson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Kate W

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alexina

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jessie D

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Nelly M

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary B Mcd

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Malcolm

Servant

Married

27

1854

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Ogilvie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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