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Household of James Gellan (born 1812, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterless, 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 Gellan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gellan, born in 1812 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gellan, born in 1822 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Christina McDonald, born in 1869 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Gellan's household

Male

James

Gellan

Head
Female

Margaret

Gellan

Wife
Male

John

Gellan

Son
Female

Grace

Gellan

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDonald

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gellan

Head

Married

69

1812

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gellan

Wife

Married

59

1822

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gellan

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Grace

Gellan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Boarder

-

12

1869

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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