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Household of John Wilson (born 1828, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 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 Crawford, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wilson, born in 1841 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1868 in England), Mary Jane (born 1872 in England), Maggie Dalziel (born 1873 in England) and Forsyth James (born 1881 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Thomas Kennedy (born 1862 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Helen (born 1863 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jemima (born 1863 in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth Hannah (born 1863 in England).
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John Wilson's household
John
Wilson
Head
Isabella
Wilson
Wife
Isabella
Wilson
Daughter
Mary Jane
Wilson
Daughter
Maggie Dalziel
Wilson
Daughter
Forsyth James
Wilson
Son
Thomas Kennedy
Dalziel
Nephew
Helen
Dinwoodie
Servant
Jemima
Little
Servant
Elizabeth Hannah
Haydon
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Crawford, Lanarkshire, 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 | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Wilson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Wilson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | England | |
Mary Jane | Wilson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | England | |
Maggie Dalziel | Wilson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | England | |
Forsyth James | Wilson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Thomas Kennedy | Dalziel | Nephew | - | 19 | 1862 | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Dinwoodie | Servant | - | 18 | 1863 | Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jemima | Little | Servant | - | 18 | 1863 | Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Hannah | Haydon | Servant | - | 18 | 1863 | England |
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