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Household of William Wilson (born 1822, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1822 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1836 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1860 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Samuel

Wilson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

59

1822

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Samuel

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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