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Household of John Wilson (born 1851, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1851 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1854 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Hugh (born 1876 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Abigail B (born 1878 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Helen S (born 1880 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary McLauchlin, born in 1866 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Hugh

Wilson

Son
Female

Abigail B

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen S

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

McLauchlin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

30

1851

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Abigail B

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen S

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McLauchlin

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Ayrshire, Scotland

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