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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Thomas Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1840 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elsie Wilson, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Helen Barron, born in 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Elsie

Wilson

Wife
Male

Henry

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Barron

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Wilson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Barron

Lodger

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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