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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1845, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1845 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wilson, born in 1844 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1869 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter (born 1878 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1842 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Robert (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Nichol

Boarder
Male

Robert

Alexander

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

36

1845

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

James

Nichol

Boarder

Widower

39

1842

Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Alexander

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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