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Household of John Wilson (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1841 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; David (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary U (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Jane (born 1854 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Charlotte (born 1859 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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John Wilson's household
John
Wilson
Head
David
Perston
Son
Isabella
Perston
Daughter
Ellen
Perston
Daughter
Mary U
Wilson
Daughter
William
Wilson
Boarder
Jane
Killein
Boarder
Charlotte
Killein
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wilson | Head | Widow | 40 | 1841 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Perston | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Perston | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Perston | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary U | Wilson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Wilson | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Killein | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Charlotte | Killein | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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