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Household of John Gillanders (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Gillanders and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillanders, born in 1844 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillanders, born in 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elsie (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Gillanders's household

Male

John

Gillanders

Head
Female

Mary

Gillanders

Wife
Male

John

Gillanders

Son
Male

Peter

Gillanders

Son
Female

Elsie

Gillanders

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gillanders

Daughter
Male

Charles

Gillanders

Son
Male

Robert

McIntosh

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

McIntosh

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gillanders
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillanders

Head

Married

37

1844

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillanders

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gillanders

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Gillanders

Son

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elsie

Gillanders

Daughter

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Gillanders

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Gillanders

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

McIntosh

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Cromdale, Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McIntosh

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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