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Household of William Wilson (born 1850, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1850 in Maybole, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1846 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret A, born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Gartley (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland), William's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1806 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Helen (born 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Gartley

McIsaac

Step Son
Female

Jane

Morrison

Mother-In-Law
Female

Helen

Morrison

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

-

35

1846

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gartley

McIsaac

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Morrison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Argyllshire, Scotland

Helen

Morrison

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

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