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Household of John Wilson (born 1840, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, John (born 1863 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Campbell

Step Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Campbell

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Campbell

Step Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Campbell

Step Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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