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Household of George Gillan (born 1819, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

George Gillan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Gillan, born in 1819 in South Molton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillan, born in 1821 in South Molton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1851 in South Molton, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1853 in South Molton, Devon, England), William (born 1855 in South Molton, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1857 in South Molton, Devon, England) and Charles (born 1862 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Emma Nicholls, born in 1866 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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George Gillan's household

Male

George

Gillan

Head
Female

Mary

Gillan

Wife
Male

George

Gillan

Son
Male

Samuel

Gillan

Son
Male

William

Gillan

Son
Male

Frederick

Gillan

Son
Male

Charles

Gillan

Son
Female

Emma

Nicholls

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Gillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place South Molton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Gillan

Head

Married

62

1819

South Molton, Devon, England

Mary

Gillan

Wife

Married

60

1821

South Molton, Devon, England

George

Gillan

Son

Single

30

1851

South Molton, Devon, England

Samuel

Gillan

Son

Single

28

1853

South Molton, Devon, England

William

Gillan

Son

Single

26

1855

South Molton, Devon, England

Frederick

Gillan

Son

Single

24

1857

South Molton, Devon, England

Charles

Gillan

Son

Single

19

1862

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Emma

Nicholls

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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