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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Adam M (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie B (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Maggie Livingstone, born in 1857 in Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Adam M

Wilson

Son
Female

Jessie B

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Livingstone

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Adam M

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie B

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Livingstone

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland

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