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Household of James Geils (born 1812, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keig, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Geils and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Geils, born in 1812 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Geils, born in 1818 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1855 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1857 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Smith, born in 1856 in Banffshire, Scotland.


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James Geils's household

Male

James

Geils

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Geils

Wife
Female

Jane

Geils

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Geils

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Geils
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Geils

Head

Married

69

1812

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Geils

Wife

Married

63

1818

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Geils

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Geils

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Banffshire, Scotland

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