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Household of John Wilson (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1847 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1845 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in England), William (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alex (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Alex

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

England

William

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

Alex

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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