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Household of John Wilson (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Patrick, 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 1840 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine S Wilson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1813 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Christina (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret W (born 1863 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Catherine S

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Mother-In-Law
Female

Christina

Holmes

Servant
Female

Margaret W

Guthrie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine S

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Holmes

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret W

Guthrie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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