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Household of Alexander Gillies (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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 Gillies and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillies, born in 1824 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Gillies, born in 1831 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James T (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Neph, Davies A (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alexander's Cousin, Elizabeth (born 1839 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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Alexander Gillies's household

Male

Alexander

Gillies

Head
Female

Ann

Gillies

Wife
Female

Mary J

Gillies

Daughter
Male

James T

Gillies

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Gillies

Daughter
Male

Davies A

Gillies

Neph
Female

Elizabeth

Burgess

Cousin
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gillies

Head

Married

57

1824

Scotland

Ann

Gillies

Wife

Married

50

1831

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Gillies

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James T

Gillies

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Gillies

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Davies A

Gillies

Neph

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Burgess

Cousin

Single

42

1839

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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