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Household of William Wilson (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 1840 in Gardenstown, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1843 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Gardenstown, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspeth (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elspeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gardenstown, 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

41

1840

Gardenstown, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Gardenstown, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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