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Household of John Gillies (born 1842, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillies, born in 1842 in Rothesay, Buteshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Gillies, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Josephine (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Brown, born in 1862 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Gillies's household

Male

John

Gillies

Head
Female

Agnes

Gillies

Wife
Female

Agnes

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gillies

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Gillies

Daughter
Male

John

Gillies

Son
Female

Jane

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillies

Head

Married

39

1842

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gillies

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gillies

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gillies

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillies

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Josephine

Gillies

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gillies

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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