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Household of John Wilson (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1833 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Janet (born 1862 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Frank (born 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Euphemia (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Betsy Gray, born in 1864 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Gray

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Widower

48

1833

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frank

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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