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Household of William Wilson (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1855 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marion Wilson, born in 1856 in Tyree, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Tyree, Argyllshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Allan (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Donald (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Marion

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Allan

Brown

Boarder
Male

Donald

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

26

1855

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Tyree, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Tyree, Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

4

1877

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

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