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Household of James Gilbert (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland Middle, 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.

James Gilbert and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilbert, born in 1825 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jannet Gilbert, born in 1822 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1857 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Maryhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Gilbert's household

Male

James

Gilbert

Head
Female

Jannet

Gilbert

Wife
Male

John

Gilbert

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Servant
Female

Margaret

Balfour

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gilbert

Head

Married

56

1825

Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jannet

Gilbert

Wife

Married

59

1822

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gilbert

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Servant

-

14

1867

Maryhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Balfour

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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