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Household of William Wilson (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1836 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wilson, born in 1835 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Kate (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, William (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Nephew, James (born 1876 in -).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Wife
Female

Kate

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Kinning

Visitor
Male

James

Clark

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Kate

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Kinning

Visitor

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Clark

Nephew

-

5

1876

-

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