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Household of John Gillie (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Gillie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillie, born in 1830 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Helen Davison (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England), Grace Johnson (born 1863 in China), John Wilson (born 1864 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Robert Calder (born 1866 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Mary Calder (born 1870 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret Ann (born 1847 in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Belford, Northumberland, England).


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John Gillie's household

Male

John

Gillie

Head
Female

Helen Davison

Gillie

Daughter
Female

Grace Johnson

Gillie

Daughter
Male

John Wilson

Gillie

Son
Male

Robert Calder

Gillie

Son
Female

Mary Calder

Gillie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Gillie

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Clark

Servant
Female

Jane

Phillips

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gillie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillie

Head

Widower

51

1830

Scotland

Helen Davison

Gillie

Daughter

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

Grace Johnson

Gillie

Daughter

Single

18

1863

China

John Wilson

Gillie

Son

Single

17

1864

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Robert Calder

Gillie

Son

Single

15

1866

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Mary Calder

Gillie

Daughter

Single

11

1870

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth Ann

Gillie

Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Clark

Servant

Single

34

1847

Bamburgh, Northumberland, England

Jane

Phillips

Servant

Single

23

1858

Belford, Northumberland, England

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