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Household of John Gillies (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Georgina Forfar Gillies, born in 1837 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John Forfar (born 1873 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Helen Wilson (born 1875 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Gillies's household

Male

John

Gillies

Head
Female

Georgina Forfar

Gillies

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gillies

Son
Male

William

Duncan

Son
Male

John Forfar

Duncan

Son
Female

Helen Wilson

Duncan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillies

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina Forfar

Gillies

Wife

Married

44

1837

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Gillies

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Duncan

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John Forfar

Duncan

Son

-

8

1873

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen Wilson

Duncan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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