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Household of John Gillfilan (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 Gillfilan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillfilan, born in 1824 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet B Gillfilan, born in 1826 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1854 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1860 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1863 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, John Barrie, born in 1879 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Gillfilan's household

Male

John

Gillfilan

Head
Female

Janet B

Gillfilan

Wife
Male

James

Gillfilan

Son
Male

Robert

Gillfilan

Son
Female

Jessie

Gillfilan

Daughter
Male

John

Barrie

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Gillfilan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillfilan

Head

Married

57

1824

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet B

Gillfilan

Wife

Married

55

1826

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gillfilan

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gillfilan

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillfilan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Barrie

Nephew

Unmarried

2

1879

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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