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Household of Moses Wilson (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Moses Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Wilson, born in 1845 in Port Glasgow, consisted of 9 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1852 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Moses (born 1872 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1861 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Moses's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1867 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Moses's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1870 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Moses's -, Janet (born 1830 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Moses Wilson's household

Male

Moses

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

Moses

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Gray

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

Gray

Brother-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Gray

Brother-In-Law
Female

Janet

Gray

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First name(s) Moses
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Port Glasgow

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Wilson

Head

Married

36

1845

Port Glasgow

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Moses

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gray

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

14

1867

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gray

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

11

1870

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Gray

-

Widow

51

1830

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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