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Household of John Wilson (born 1820, Lanarkshire)
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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1820 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1821 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1856 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1863 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1867 in Whitburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Margaret Wyllie, born in 1873 in Whitburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Wilson's household
John
Wilson
Head
Margaret
Wilson
Wife
Janet
Wilson
Daughter
James
Wilson
Son
William
Wilson
Son
Margaret
Wyllie
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wilson | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wilson | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Wilson | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Wilson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Wilson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Whitburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wyllie | Granddaughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Whitburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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