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Household of David Gelly (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, 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.

David Gelly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gelly, born in 1834 in Cramond, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Lillias Anne Gelly, born in 1845 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), James Shotto (born 1871 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret D (born 1878 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Dickson, born in 1810 in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland.


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David Gelly's household

Male

David

Gelly

Head
Female

Lillias Anne

Gelly

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gelly

Son
Male

James Shotto

Gelly

Son
Female

Agnes

Gelly

Daughter
Male

George

Gelly

Son
Female

Margaret D

Gelly

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Gelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gelly

Head

Married

47

1834

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Lillias Anne

Gelly

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Gelly

Son

-

14

1867

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

James Shotto

Gelly

Son

-

10

1871

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Gelly

Daughter

-

9

1872

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Gelly

Son

-

5

1876

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret D

Gelly

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland

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