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Household of John Gilles (born 1835, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 Gilles and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilles, born in 1835 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gilles, born in 1833 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1858 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1863 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1866 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Owen McQuillan, born in 1860 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Gilles's household
John
Gilles
Head
Elizabeth
Gilles
Wife
John
Gilles
Son
Thomas
Gilles
Son
Jane
Gilles
Daughter
Owen
McQuillan
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gilles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gilles | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gilles | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Gilles | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Gilles | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Gilles | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Owen | McQuillan | Lodger | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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