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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1841 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to - Wilson, born in 1843 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet, born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Catherine (born 1854 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, Helen (born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Catherine (born 1879 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, George James (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

-

Wilson

Wife
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McInnis

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Campbell

Boarder
Female

Helen

Campbell

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Campbell

Boarder
Male

George James

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

-

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

McInnis

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

Helen

Campbell

Boarder

-

6

1875

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Campbell

Boarder

-

2

1879

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George James

Campbell

Boarder

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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