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Household of William Wilson (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1842 in Nitshill, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Gavin (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1840 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Janet (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

Gavin

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Boyle

Boarder
Female

Janet

Mortimer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Wilson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Wilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Wilson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Boyle

Boarder

Unmarried

41

1840

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Mortimer

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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