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Household of John Wilson (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wilson, born in 1857 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Rachel (born 1874 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, William Steele, born in 1877 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Wife
Female

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Steele

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Steele

Step Son

-

4

1877

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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