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Household of William Wilson (born 1828, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 1828 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1821 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Wilhilimina (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary G (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Joan (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Margaret Hamill, born in 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Wilhilimina

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Joan

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hamill

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

53

1828

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Wilhilimina

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary G

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joan

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hamill

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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