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Household of William Wisely (born 1811, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Wisely and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wisely, born in 1811 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wisely, born in 1815 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1839 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1841 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1843 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1852 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1862 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, William (born 1870 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1873 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, James (born 1872 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1875 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, Joseph (born 1876 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, John (born 1878 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, William (born 1880 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1881 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Wisely's household

Male

William

Wisely

Head
Female

Margaret

Wisely

Wife
Female

Mary

Wisely

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wisely

Daughter
Female

Elspet

Wisely

Daughter
Male

John

Wisely

Son
Female

Jane

McKessor

Granddaughter
Male

William

Wisely

Grandson
Female

Mary

Wisely

Granddaughter
Male

James

Wisely

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Wisely

Granddaughter
Male

Joseph

Nicoll

Grandson
Male

John

Ironside

Grandson
Male

William

Wisely

Grandson
Female

Mary

Low

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wisely
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wisely

Head

Married

70

1811

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wisely

Wife

Married

66

1815

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Wisely

Daughter

Unmarried

42

1839

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Wisely

Daughter

Unmarried

40

1841

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Wisely

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wisely

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McKessor

Granddaughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wisely

Grandson

-

11

1870

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Wisely

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Wisely

Grandson

-

9

1872

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wisely

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Nicoll

Grandson

-

5

1876

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ironside

Grandson

-

3

1878

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wisely

Grandson

-

1

1880

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Low

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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