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Household of James Gillan (born 1829, Ross & Cromarty)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillan, born in 1829 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gillan, born in 1828 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jeannie, born 1828 in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1879 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Stewart (born 1804 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Gillan's household

Male

James

Gillan

Head
Female

Jessie

Gillan

Wife
Female

Jeannie

Gillan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Granddaughter
Male

Stewart

Dallas

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillan

Head

Married

52

1829

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

Gillan

Wife

Married

53

1828

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Gillan

Daughter

-

53

1828

Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Stewart

Dallas

Boarder

Widower

77

1804

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

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