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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1828, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1828 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Whiteford, born in 1836 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret G (born 1880 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1815 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Andrew (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Robert Wilson's household
Robert
Wilson
Head
Jane
Whiteford
Wife
John
Wilson
Son
Robert
Wilson
Son
Margaret G
Wilson
Daughter
Isabella
Osborne
Mother-In-Law
Andrew
Stevenson
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Wilson | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Whiteford | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Wilson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Wilson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret G | Wilson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Osborne | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Stevenson | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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