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Household of John Gillies (born 1809, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Harris, Invernessshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillies, born in 1809 in Harris, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Gillies, born in 1812 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Kenneth (born 1855 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1859 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Rachel (born 1866 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1867 in Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Gillies's household

Male

John

Gillies

Head
Female

Rachel

Gillies

Wife
Male

Kenneth

Gillies

Son
Female

Christina

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Morrison

Granddaughter
Female

Jessie

Gillies

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillies

Head

Married

72

1809

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Rachel

Gillies

Wife

Married

69

1812

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Kenneth

Gillies

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina

Gillies

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Rachel

Morrison

Granddaughter

-

15

1866

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillies

Granddaughter

-

14

1867

Harris, Invernessshire, Scotland

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