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Household of William Wilson (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1826 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1831 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Scotland), John (born 1861 in Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1865 in Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1867 in Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Malcolm (born 1870 in Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, John Gibson, born in 1853 in Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Malcolm

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Gibson

Son In Law
Male

William

Gibson

Grand Son
Male

John

Gibson

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

55

1826

Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Malcolm

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Gibson

Son In Law

Widower

28

1853

Scotland

William

Gibson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Gibson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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