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Household of William Wilson (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 1851 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1856 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1875 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1856 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Nephew, Thomas (born 1881 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Janet

McGuinness

Sister-In-Law
Male

Thomas

McGuinness

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Chapelhall, 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

30

1851

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

0

1881

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McGuinness

Sister-In-Law

-

25

1856

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McGuinness

Nephew

-

0

1881

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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