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Household of John Gillies (born 1813, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Gillies and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillies, born in 1813 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Gillies, born in 1820 in Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Daniel (born 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Grace (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Helen (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Katherine (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Anna W (born 1856 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Martha (born 1863 in Walker, Northumberland, England).


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John Gillies's household

Male

John

Gillies

Head
Female

Annie

Gillies

Wife
Female

Annie

Gillies

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Gillies

Son
Female

Grace

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Helen

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Katherine

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Anna W

Bell

Servant
Female

Martha

Pringle

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillies

Head

Married

68

1813

Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Gillies

Wife

Married

61

1820

Middlesex, England

Annie

Gillies

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

Daniel

Gillies

Son

Single

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

Grace

Gillies

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

Helen

Gillies

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

Katherine

Gillies

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Anna W

Bell

Servant

Single

25

1856

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Martha

Pringle

Servant

Single

18

1863

Walker, Northumberland, England

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