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Household of Alexander Gellatly (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alexander Gellatly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gellatly, born in 1836 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Robert (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Catherine (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister, Janet (born 1843 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1853 in England).


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Alexander Gellatly's household

Male

Alexander

Gellatly

Head
Male

Robert

Gellatly

Son
Male

William

Gellatly

Son
Male

James

Gellatly

Son
Female

Helen

Gellatly

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gellatly

Daughter
Female

Janet

Davidson

Sister
Male

Alexander

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gellatly
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gellatly

Head

Widower

45

1836

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Gellatly

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Gellatly

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gellatly

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Gellatly

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Gellatly

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Davidson

Sister

Married

38

1843

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

England

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