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Household of James Gilfillan Clark (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maderty, Perthshire, 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 Clark and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilfillan Clark, born in 1842 in Fowlis, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James Gilfillan was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibb Clark, born in 1845 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen Vallentine (born 1870 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland), Rachel Gilfillan (born 1871 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Gibb (born 1872 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary Jessie (born 1874 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret Gibb Gilfillan (born 1876 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland) and William David (born 1879 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James Gilfillan's Servant, Margaret Dewr Ferguson, born in 1860 in Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Gilfillan Clark's household

Male

James Gilfillan

Clark

Head
Female

Elizabeth Gibb

Clark

Wife
Female

Helen Vallentine

Clark

Daughter
Female

Rachel Gilfillan

Clark

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Gibb

Clark

Daughter
Female

Mary Jessie

Clark

Daughter
Female

Margaret Gibb Gilfillan

Clark

Daughter
Male

William David

Clark

Son
Female

Margaret Dewr

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) James Gilfillan
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Gilfillan

Clark

Head

Married

39

1842

Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Gibb

Clark

Wife

Married

36

1845

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen Vallentine

Clark

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Rachel Gilfillan

Clark

Daughter

-

10

1871

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Gibb

Clark

Daughter

-

9

1872

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary Jessie

Clark

Daughter

-

7

1874

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret Gibb Gilfillan

Clark

Daughter

-

5

1876

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

William David

Clark

Son

-

2

1879

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret Dewr

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland

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