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Household of William Wallace (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 Wallace and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wallace, born in 1848 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wallace, born in 1854 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Richard (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Catherine McGovern, born in 1862 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Wallace's household

Male

William

Wallace

Head
Female

Jane

Wallace

Wife
Male

John

Wallace

Son
Male

Duncan

Wallace

Son
Male

William

Wallace

Son
Male

Richard

Wallace

Son
Female

Catherine

McGovern

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wallace
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wallace

Head

Married

33

1848

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Wallace

Wife

Married

27

1854

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Wallace

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Wallace

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wallace

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Wallace

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGovern

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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