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Household of John Dill (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 Dill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dill, born in 1843 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dill, born in 1846 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie T (born 1873 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Stewart (born 1881 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alexander Milligan, born in 1858 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John Dill's household

Male

John

Dill

Head
Female

Jane

Dill

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dill

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dill

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dill

Daughter
Female

Jessie T

Dill

Daughter
Male

John

Dill

Son
Male

Stewart

Dill

Son
Male

Alexander

Milligan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dill

Head

Married

38

1843

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Dill

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dill

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Dill

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Dill

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie T

Dill

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Dill

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Stewart

Dill

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Milligan

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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