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Household of William Wilson (born 1830, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 1830 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marion Wilson, born in 1830 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1851 in Midlothian, Scotland), Marion N (born 1857 in England), John G (born 1864 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Adopted Daughter, Maud Forbes Wilson, born in 1878 in England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Marion

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Marion N

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John G

Wilson

Son
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Female

Maud Forbes

Wilson

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Burntisland, 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

51

1830

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Midlothian, Scotland

Marion N

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

England

John G

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Maud Forbes

Wilson

Adopted Daughter

-

3

1878

England

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