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Household of John Wilson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wanlockhead, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1838 in , consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sandon Wilson, born in 1838 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Francis Sarah (born 1860 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland), Lilias Mary (born 1864 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen Muriel (born 1866 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza S A M (born 1871 in Abington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Kenneth Cumming (born 1879 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Jessie (born 1857 in Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen Sandon

Wilson

Wife
Female

Francis Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Lilias Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen Muriel

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza S A M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

Kenneth Cumming

Wilson

Son
Female

Jessie

Mavor

Governess
Female

Mary

Moffat

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

England

Ellen Sandon

Wilson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Francis Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Lilias Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen Muriel

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza S A M

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Abington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Kenneth Cumming

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mavor

Governess

-

24

1857

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Moffat

Servant

-

24

1857

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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