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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Covington, 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 1854 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Wilson, born in 1854 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane M K (born 1880 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Edward Towns, born in 1858 in England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Janet

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane M K

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Towns

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

27

1854

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane M K

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Towns

Lodger

Married

23

1858

England

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