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Household of James Gillan (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillan, born in 1846 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillan, born in 1850 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Joanna (born 1873 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Edwin M (born 1880 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Gillan's household

Male

James

Gillan

Head
Female

Mary

Gillan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gillan

Daughter
Male

James

Gillan

Son
Female

Joanna

Gillan

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gillan

Daughter
Male

Edwin M

Gillan

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillan

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Mary

Gillan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillan

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Gillan

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joanna

Gillan

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gillan

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edwin M

Gillan

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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