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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1815, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keir, Dumfriesshire, 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 1815 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Sarah (born 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1855 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1852 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1861 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1863 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1872 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1877 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1880 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Janet

Wilson

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Granddaughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Widower

66

1815

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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