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Household of Margaret Wilson (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, England

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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.

Margaret Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Wilson, born in 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Margaret (born 1848 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and William (born 1861 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England). She had 1 grandchild; Margaret, born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Boarder, Samuel (born 1858 in Cadbury, Somerset, England), Margaret's Boarder, William H (born 1861 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Margaret's Boarder, Thomas (born 1863 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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Margaret Wilson's household

Female

Margaret

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Lax

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Neil

Grand Daughter
Male

Samuel

Pigeon

Boarder
Male

William H

Dawson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Morgan

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Wilson

Head

Widow

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Lax

Daughter

Widow

33

1848

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Margaret

Neil

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Pigeon

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Cadbury, Somerset, England

William H

Dawson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Thomas

Morgan

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

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