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Household of James Gillies (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, 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 Gillies and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillies, born in 1840 in Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Gillies, born in 1841 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1864 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isa (born 1874 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Gillies's household

Male

James

Gillies

Head
Female

Janet

Gillies

Wife
Female

Maggie

Gillies

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gillies

Son
Male

James

Gillies

Son
Female

Isa

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gillies

Daughter
Male

William

Gillies

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillies

Head

Married

41

1840

Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gillies

Wife

Married

40

1841

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gillies

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gillies

Son

-

15

1866

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gillies

Son

-

11

1870

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isa

Gillies

Daughter

-

7

1874

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gillies

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gillies

Son

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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