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Household of John Wilson (born 1828, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1828 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Wilson, born in 1837 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Andrew (born 1865 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Anna (born 1868 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1869 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John G (born 1872 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret J (born 1876 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexandria J (born 1880 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Anna

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John G

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret J

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alexandria J

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

53

1828

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elisabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Anna

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elisabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John G

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret J

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexandria J

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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