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Household of John Gilfillan (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilfillan, born in 1845 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gilfillan, born in 1850 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gilfillan's household

Male

John

Gilfillan

Head
Female

Jane

Gilfillan

Wife
Female

Mary

Gilfillan

Daughter
Male

John

Gilfillan

Son
Female

Janet

Gilfillan

Daughter
Male

Francis

Gilfillan

Son
Female

Jane

Gilfillan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gilfillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilfillan

Head

Married

36

1845

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gilfillan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilfillan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gilfillan

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gilfillan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Gilfillan

Son

-

3

1878

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gilfillan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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