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Household of John Gill (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Landward, Midlothian, 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 Gill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gill, born in 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Minnie Gill, born in 1852 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; John I (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Barbara (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Harry (born 1880 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Bessie (born 1881 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Barbara Shearer, born in 1813 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.


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John Gill's household

Male

John

Gill

Head
Female

Minnie

Gill

Wife
Male

John I

Gill

Son
Male

Robert

Gill

Son
Female

Barbara

Gill

Daughter
Male

Harry

Gill

Son
Female

Bessie

Gill

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Shearer

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gill

Head

Married

30

1851

England

Minnie

Gill

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John I

Gill

Son

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Gill

Son

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Gill

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Harry

Gill

Son

-

1

1880

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Bessie

Gill

Daughter

-

0

1881

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Shearer

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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