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Household of Alexander Gillies (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillies, born in 1831 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gillies, born in 1840 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Susan (born 1863 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1864 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza Pate (born 1873 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother, James Gillies, born in 1839 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Gillies's household

Male

Alexander

Gillies

Head
Female

Margaret

Gillies

Wife
Female

Susan

Gillies

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Gillies

Son
Female

Janet

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Eliza Pate

Gillies

Daughter
Male

James

Gillies

Son
Male

Alexander

Gillies

Son
Male

John

Gillies

Son
Male

James

Gillies

Brother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gillies

Head

Married

50

1831

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillies

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Gillies

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Gillies

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gillies

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillies

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Gillies

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza Pate

Gillies

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gillies

Son

-

7

1874

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gillies

Son

-

5

1876

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gillies

Son

-

2

1879

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gillies

Brother

Unmarried

42

1839

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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