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Household of Alexander Pillans (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carluke, 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 Pillans and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Pillans, born in 1841 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth H C Pillans, born in 1840 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1865 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1877 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Ellen Russell, born in 1859 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Pillans's household

Male

Alexander

Pillans

Head
Female

Elizabeth H C

Pillans

Wife
Male

Richard

Pillans

Son
Female

Jane

Pillans

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Pillans

Son
Male

John

Pillans

Son
Female

Eliza

Pillans

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Russell

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Pillans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Pillans

Head

Married

40

1841

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H C

Pillans

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Pillans

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Pillans

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Pillans

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Pillans

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Pillans

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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