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Household of John Wilson (born 1815, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1815 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen M Wilson, born in 1821 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1866 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Robert (born 1825 in Fife, Scotland) and John's Boarder, David (born 1828 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Helen M

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Boarder
Male

David

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

66

1815

Fife, Scotland

Helen M

Wilson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Fife, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Fife, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

56

1825

Fife, Scotland

David

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

53

1828

Fife, Scotland

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