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Household of John Wilson (born 1849, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1849 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1849 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1871 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1872 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Beatrice (born 1874 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Andrew (born 1861 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1859 in Dalkeith, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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John Wilson's household
John
Wilson
Head
Margaret
Wilson
Wife
James
Wilson
Son
William
Wilson
Son
Beatrice
Wilson
Daughter
John
Wilson
Son
Andrew
Wilson
Son
Alexander
Wilson
Son
Mary
Wilson
Daughter
Andrew
Sharp
Brother-In-Law
Jane
Sharp
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wilson | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wilson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Newton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Wilson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Wilson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Beatrice | Wilson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Wilson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Andrew | Wilson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexander | Wilson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Wilson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Andrew | Sharp | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Sharp | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dalkeith, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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