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Household of James Gilfillan (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 Gilfillan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilfillan, born in 1848 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Gilfillan, born in 1858 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1878 in Ireland) and Martha (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Hunter, born in 1835 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Gilfillan's household

Male

James

Gilfillan

Head
Female

Emily

Gilfillan

Wife
Male

James

Gilfillan

Son
Male

Edward

Gilfillan

Son
Female

Martha

Gilfillan

Daughter
Male

William

Hunter

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gilfillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gilfillan

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Emily

Gilfillan

Wife

Married

23

1858

Ireland

James

Gilfillan

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Gilfillan

Son

-

3

1878

Ireland

Martha

Gilfillan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hunter

Boarder

Widower

46

1835

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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