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Household of William Wilson (born 1816, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1816 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wilson, born in 1841 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1877 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Margaret Sym, born in 1865 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sym

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

65

1816

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Sym

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

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