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Household of John Gaff (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

John Gaff and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gaff, born in 1844 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gaff, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; James W (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Herbert F (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1867 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gaff's household

Male

John

Gaff

Head
Female

Eliza

Gaff

Wife
Male

James W

Gaff

Son
Male

Herbert F

Gaff

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lous

Servant
Female

Jessie

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gaff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gaff

Head

Married

37

1844

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Gaff

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James W

Gaff

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Herbert F

Gaff

Son

-

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lous

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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