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Household of William Wilson (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wilson, born in 1839 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Janet Brown, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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