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Household of James Gilmour (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 Gilmour and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilmour, born in 1845 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gilmour, born in 1850 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie D (born 1872 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth G (born 1873 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert M (born 1875 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John R (born 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James B (born 1880 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Christina (born 1816 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Gilmour's household

Male

James

Gilmour

Head
Female

Jessie

Gilmour

Wife
Female

Jessie D

Gilmour

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth G

Gilmour

Daughter
Male

Robert M

Gilmour

Son
Male

John R

Gilmour

Son
Male

James B

Gilmour

Son
Female

Christina

Anderson

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Young

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gilmour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gilmour

Head

Married

36

1845

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gilmour

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie D

Gilmour

Daughter

-

9

1872

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth G

Gilmour

Daughter

-

8

1873

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert M

Gilmour

Son

-

6

1875

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John R

Gilmour

Son

-

4

1877

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James B

Gilmour

Son

-

1

1880

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Anderson

Visitor

-

65

1816

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Young

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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