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Household of John Wilson (born 1849, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1849 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Ritchie Wilson, born in 1852 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1874 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane F (born 1876 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John F (born 1879 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Young, born in 1867 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah M Ritchie

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane F

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John F

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Young

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

32

1849

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah M Ritchie

Wilson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

7

1874

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane F

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John F

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Young

Servant

-

14

1867

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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