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Household of John Wilson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, 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 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1877 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

-

41

1840

Ireland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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