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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, 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 1846 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1841 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1871 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Brown, born in 1867 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

35

1846

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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