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Household of William Wilson (born 1820, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 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 Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1820 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1843 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1859 in Ardallie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1861 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1877 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James C (born 1879 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie S (born 1881 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Elspet J Craighed, born in 1869 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James C

Wilson

Son
Female

Jessie S

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elspet J

Craighed

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

61

1820

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Ardallie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James C

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie S

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet J

Craighed

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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