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Household of John Gilkinson (born 1845, 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 Gilkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilkinson, born in 1845 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gilkinson, born in 1850 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1880 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, James (born 1837 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Nephew, Thomas (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gilkinson's household

Male

John

Gilkinson

Head
Female

Mary

Gilkinson

Wife
Female

Mary

Gilkinson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gilkinson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Gilkinson

Son
Male

James

Gilkinson

Brother
Male

Thomas

McGrath

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Gilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilkinson

Head

Married

36

1845

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilkinson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilkinson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gilkinson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Gilkinson

Son

-

1

1880

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Gilkinson

Brother

Unmarried

44

1837

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

McGrath

Nephew

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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