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Household of John Gillies (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gillies, born in 1849 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1872 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah Jane (born 1874 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1858 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1858 in Ireland).


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John Gillies's household

Male

John

Gillies

Head
Female

Catherine

Gillies

Wife
Male

William

Gillies

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Gillies

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gillies

Son
Male

John

Gillies

Son
Male

Alexander

Ogilvie

Boarder
Male

Robert

Henderson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillies

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Catherine

Gillies

Wife

Married

32

1849

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Gillies

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah Jane

Gillies

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gillies

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gillies

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ogilvie

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Henderson

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

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