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Household of William Wilson (born 1826)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1826 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wilson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Mary Jane (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Catherine

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Catherine

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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