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Household of John Gillanders (born 1856, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillanders, born in 1856 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gillanders, born in 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1825 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Brother, George (born 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Sister, Jemima (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Brother, Andrew (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Gillanders's household

Male

John

Gillanders

Head
Female

Margaret

Gillanders

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gillanders

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Mother-In-Law
Male

George

Scott

Brother
Female

Jemima

Scott

Sister
Male

Andrew

Scott

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Gillanders
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillanders

Head

Married

25

1856

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillanders

Wife

Married

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillanders

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Mother-In-Law

Married

56

1825

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Scott

Brother

Unmarried

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Scott

Sister

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Scott

Brother

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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