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Household of John Wilson (born 1822, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 1822 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Wear Wilson, born in 1822 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elisa, born 1851 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary J (born 1871 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Mathew (born 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane Wear

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elisa

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Wilson

Granddaughter
Male

Mathew

Browning

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

59

1822

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane Wear

Wilson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elisa

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary J

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mathew

Browning

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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