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Household of John Wilson (born 1840, 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 1840 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Wilson, born in 1839 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Christina (born 1859 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Christina

Wilson

Wife
Female

Christina

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
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

41

1840

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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