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Household of John Wilson (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1833 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilson, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1863 in India.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Christina (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

York

Sister-In-Law
Female

Christina

York

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Wilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary A

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

India

Elizabeth

York

Sister-In-Law

Married

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

York

Niece

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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