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Household of John Gillies (born 1829, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyke, Moray, 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 Gillies and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillies, born in 1829 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gillies, born in 1833 in Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1863 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1872 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, May Smith, born in 1848 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.


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John Gillies's household

Male

John

Gillies

Head
Female

Jane

Gillies

Wife
Male

Archibald

Gillies

Son
Female

Jessie

Gillies

Daughter
Male

William

Gillies

Son
Female

Jane

Gillies

Daughter
Female

May

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillies

Head

Married

52

1829

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane

Gillies

Wife

Married

48

1833

Nairnshire, Scotland

Archibald

Gillies

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillies

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

William

Gillies

Son

-

12

1869

Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Gillies

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

May

Smith

Visitor

Unmarried

33

1848

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

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