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Household of William Wilson (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 1841 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Barbara (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Brady, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Barbara

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Brady

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brady

Boarder

Unmarried

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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