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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Thomas Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1840 in Monimail, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Amelia Wilson, born in 1841 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James S (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David H (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Emma J M (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maggie H (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Cecilia Henderson, born in 1864 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Amelia

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

James S

Wilson

Son
Male

David H

Wilson

Son
Female

Emma J M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Maggie H

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Henderson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Monimail, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Monimail, Fife, Scotland

Amelia

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James S

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David H

Wilson

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emma J M

Wilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie H

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Cecilia

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

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