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Household of William Wilson (born 1807, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1807 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1816 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Jane McGregor, born in 1859 in Morayshire, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

McGregor

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

74

1807

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

McGregor

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Morayshire, Scotland

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