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Household of Peter Wilson (born 1849, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, 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.
Peter Wilson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wilson, born in 1849 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret R Wilson, born in 1849 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina (born 1870 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1866 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, Samuel (born 1852 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Peter Wilson's household
Peter
Wilson
Head
Margaret R
Wilson
Wife
Christina
Wilson
Daughter
Peter
Wilson
Son
Janet
Wilson
Daughter
Mary
Wilson
Daughter
James
Reid
Brother-In-Law
Samuel
McVee
Boarder
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Wilson | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret R | Wilson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Wilson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Wilson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Wilson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Wilson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Reid | Brother-In-Law | - | 15 | 1866 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | McVee | Boarder | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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