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Household of James Wilson (born 1825, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stair, Ayrshire, 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.

James Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1825 in Coylton, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1835 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1873 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland) and George (born 1876 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Matthew

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

56

1825

Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

-

13

1868

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Son

-

9

1872

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Matthew

Wilson

Son

-

8

1873

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

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