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Household of James Gillies (born 1829, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portree, Invernessshire, 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 Gillies and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillies, born in 1829 in Invernessshire, consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillies, born in 1838 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; George (born 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Catharine (born 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Norman (born 1866 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Isabell (born 1870 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Louisa Darroch (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Catharine (born 1856 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Christina (born 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Flora (born 1831 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Gillies's household

Male

James

Gillies

Head
Female

Mary

Gillies

Wife
Male

George

Gillies

Son
Female

Catharine

Gillies

Daughter
Male

Norman

Gillies

Son
Female

Jessie

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Isabell

Gillies

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gillies

Son
Male

James

Gillies

Son
Male

John

Gillies

Son
Female

Mary

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Louisa Darroch

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Catharine

Ross

Servant
Female

Christina

McKinnon

Servant
Female

Flora

Gillies

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillies

Head

Married

52

1829

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillies

Wife

Married

43

1838

Invernessshire, Scotland

George

Gillies

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catharine

Gillies

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

Norman

Gillies

Son

-

15

1866

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillies

Daughter

-

12

1869

Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabell

Gillies

Daughter

-

11

1870

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gillies

Son

-

9

1872

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Gillies

Son

-

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Gillies

Son

-

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillies

Daughter

-

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

Louisa Darroch

Gillies

Daughter

-

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catharine

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina

McKinnon

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

Flora

Gillies

Visitor

Unmarried

50

1831

Invernessshire, Scotland

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