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Household of Alexander Gillies (born 1821, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.
Alexander Gillies and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillies, born in 1821 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gillies, born in 1823 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion L (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John M (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Eliza (born 1856 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Gillies's household
Alexander
Gillies
Head
Jessie
Gillies
Wife
David
Gillies
Son
Marion L
Gillies
Daughter
John M
Gillies
Son
Jessie
Gillies
Daughter
Mary
Grant
Servant
Eliza
Grant
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Gillies |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Gillies | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Gillies | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
David | Gillies | Son | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion L | Gillies | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John M | Gillies | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Gillies | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Grant | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Grant | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Invernessshire, Scotland |
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