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Household of William Wilson (born 1851, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's Landward, Midlothian, 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 Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, David (born 1860 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Leitch

Boarder
Male

Robert

Adams

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Leitch

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Adams

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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