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Household of William Wilson (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
Male

Malcolm

Wilson

Son
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

-

38

1843

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Wilson

Son

-

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Wilson

Son

-

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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