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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1848, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Robert Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1848 in Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brown Wilson, born in 1851 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1867 in Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Father-In-Law, William Brown, born in 1791 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret Brown

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Brown

Father-In-Law
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

33

1848

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret Brown

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Father-In-Law

Married

90

1791

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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