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Household of Alexander Gill (born 1858, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 Gill and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gill, born in 1858 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gill, born in 1855 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1881 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Mary Yorston, born in 1853 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Gill's household

Male

Alexander

Gill

Head
Female

Margaret

Gill

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gill

Daughter
Female

Mary

Yorston

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gill

Head

Married

23

1858

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gill

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gill

Daughter

-

0

1881

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Yorston

Visitor

Unmarried

28

1853

Ayrshire, Scotland

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