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Household of John Bilsland (born 1832, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmaronock, Dunbartonshire, 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.

John Bilsland and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bilsland, born in 1832 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Bilsland, born in 1839 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Walter (born 1862 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Isabella B (born 1866 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), George C (born 1868 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Joan M (born 1875 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1878 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jeanie (born 1861 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1864 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Bilsland's household

Male

John

Bilsland

Head
Female

Ann

Bilsland

Wife
Male

Walter

Bilsland

Son
Female

Isabella B

Bilsland

Daughter
Male

George C

Bilsland

Son
Female

Joan M

Bilsland

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Bilsland

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

McNeil

Servant
Male

James

Whiggan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bilsland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bilsland

Head

Married

49

1832

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ann

Bilsland

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Walter

Bilsland

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella B

Bilsland

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George C

Bilsland

Son

-

13

1868

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Joan M

Bilsland

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Bilsland

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jeanie

McNeil

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Whiggan

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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