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Household of John Gettes (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 Gettes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gettes, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gettes, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rae (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Sarah Shields, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Gettes's household

Male

John

Gettes

Head
Female

Jane

Gettes

Wife
Male

James

Gettes

Son
Male

John

Gettes

Son
Male

Rae

Gettes

Son
Male

Alexander

Gettes

Son
Male

William

Gettes

Son
Female

Mary

Gettes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gettes

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shields

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gettes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gettes

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Jane

Gettes

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gettes

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gettes

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rae

Gettes

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gettes

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gettes

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gettes

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gettes

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Shields

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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