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Household of John Wilson (born 1835, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1835 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1834 in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Kirn, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Annie (born 1866 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie

Boyd

Visitor
Male

John

McKay

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Kirn, Argyllshire, Scotland

Annie

Boyd

Visitor

-

15

1866

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

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