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Household of John Wilson (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1843 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Shieldhill, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Winters

Servant
Female

Mary

Lymburn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Winters

Servant

Married

23

1858

Shieldhill, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Lymburn

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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