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Household of John Gilfillan (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

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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 Gilfillan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilfillan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gilfillan, born in 1842 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Scotland), William (born 1867 in Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Scotland), Catherine (born 1871 in Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Scotland) and Charlotte (born 1876 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, William (born 1815 in Scotland) and John's Brother, William (born 1844 in Scotland).


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John Gilfillan's household

Male

John

Gilfillan

Head
Female

Catherine

Gilfillan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gilfillan

Daughter
Male

William

Gilfillan

Son
Female

Jane

Gilfillan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gilfillan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gilfillan

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Gilfillan

Daughter
Male

William

Gilfillan

Father
Male

William

Gilfillan

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Gilfillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilfillan

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Catherine

Gilfillan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Elizabeth

Gilfillan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scotland

William

Gilfillan

Son

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Jane

Gilfillan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Scotland

Catherine

Gilfillan

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Mary

Gilfillan

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scotland

Charlotte

Gilfillan

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Scotland

William

Gilfillan

Father

Widower

66

1815

Scotland

William

Gilfillan

Brother

Married

37

1844

Scotland

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