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Household of James Gilmour (born 1851, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilmour, born in 1851 in Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gilmour, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1874 in United States), Catherine (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Duncan Black, born in 1863 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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James Gilmour's household

Male

James

Gilmour

Head
Female

Eliza

Gilmour

Wife
Female

Annie

Gilmour

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gilmour

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Gilmour

Son
Male

William

Gilmour

Son
Male

Duncan

Black

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gilmour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gilmour

Head

Married

30

1851

Ayrshire, Scotland

Eliza

Gilmour

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Annie

Gilmour

Daughter

-

7

1874

United States

Catherine

Gilmour

Daughter

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Gilmour

Son

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gilmour

Son

-

1

1880

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Black

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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