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Household of John Gilfillan (born 1830, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Gilfillan and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilfillan, born in 1830 in Ayrshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Gilfillan, born in 1832 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1855 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1859 in Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Ayrshire, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1867 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Gilfillan's household

Male

John

Gilfillan

Head
Female

Agnes

Gilfillan

Wife
Female

Mary

Gilfillan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gilfillan

Daughter
Male

William

Gilfillan

Son
Male

George

Gilfillan

Son
Female

Annie

Gilfillan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gilfillan

Daughter
Male

John

Gilfillan

Son
Male

Robert

Gilfillan

Son
Female

Isabella

Glasgow

Servant
Female

Margaret

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gilfillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilfillan

Head

Married

51

1830

Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gilfillan

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilfillan

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gilfillan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Gilfillan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ayrshire, Scotland

George

Gilfillan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Gilfillan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Gilfillan

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gilfillan

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Gilfillan

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Glasgow

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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