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Household of John Wilson (born 1841, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Brown, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes F (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie Aitken (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alice Jane (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Whelehmina A (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Agnes (born 1817 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Jessie (born 1826 in Ireland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1841 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Agnes

Brown

Wife
Female

Agnes F

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Maggie Aitken

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Whelehmina A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Ferguson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Brown

Sister-In-Law
Female

Janet

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Brown

Wife

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes F

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie Aitken

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alice Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Whelehmina A

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ferguson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

64

1817

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Brown

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

55

1826

Ireland

Janet

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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