
James L Moffat
Born 1848
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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.
In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Wilson, born in 1832 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Mary (born 1811 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Uncle, Michael W (born 1822 in -), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1851 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John's Servant, Daniel (born 1857 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1865 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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John
Wilson
Helen
Wilson
Margaret
Wilson
William
Wilson
Mary
Wilson
Michael W
Smellie
Isabella
Crawford
Daniel
Donaldson
Thomas
Aitken
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First name(s) | John |
Last name | Wilson |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 41 |
Birth year | 1840 |
Birth place | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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John | Wilson | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Wilson | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wilson | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
William | Wilson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wilson | Mother | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Michael W | Smellie | Uncle | Unmarried | 59 | 1822 | - | |
Isabella | Crawford | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Daniel | Donaldson | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Aitken | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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