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Household of John Gilfillan (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilfillan, born in 1839 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Gilfillan, born in 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, James (born 1814 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Gilfillan's household

Male

John

Gilfillan

Head
Female

Martha

Gilfillan

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gilfillan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gilfillan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gilfillan

Niece
Female

James

Gilfillan

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gilfillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilfillan

Head

Married

42

1839

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Gilfillan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gilfillan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Gilfillan

Son

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gilfillan

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Gilfillan

Sister-In-Law

Widow

67

1814

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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