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Household of Adam L Gillan (born 1848, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, Banffshire, 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.

Adam L Gillan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam L Gillan, born in 1848 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 6 members. Adam L was the head of the household, married to Mary D Gillan, born in 1850 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John G, born 1880 in Morayshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Adam L's Brother-In-Law, Andrew (born 1846 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Adam L's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1854 in Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland) and Adam L's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland).


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Adam L Gillan's household

Male

Adam L

Gillan

Head
Female

Mary D

Gillan

Wife
Male

John G

Gillan

Son
Male

Andrew

Geils

Brother-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Geils

Brother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Servant
First name(s) Adam L
Last name Gillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam L

Gillan

Head

Married

33

1848

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary D

Gillan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Morayshire, Scotland

John G

Gillan

Son

-

1

1880

Morayshire, Scotland

Andrew

Geils

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Geils

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

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