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Household of William R Wilson (born 1839, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

William R Wilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Wilson, born in 1839 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 5 members. William R was the head of the household, married to John G Wilson, born in 1863 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John G (born 1863 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William R (born 1869 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Servant, Mary Smellie, born in 1854 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William R Wilson's household

Male

William R

Wilson

Head
Male

John G

Wilson

Son
Male

William R

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smellie

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John G

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William R

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Smellie

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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