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Household of John Gilligan (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Gilligan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilligan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Gilligan, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Thomas (born 1842 in Ireland), John's Visitor, Helen (born 1846 in Ireland) and John's Visitor, William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gilligan's household

Male

John

Gilligan

Head
Female

Ann

Gilligan

Wife
Male

John

Gilligan

Son
Female

Helen

Gilligan

Daughter
Male

James

Gilligan

Son
Male

Thomas

Melly

Visitor
Female

Helen

Melly

Visitor
Male

William

Melly

Visitor
Male

James

Melly

Son
Male

John

Melly

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilligan

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Ann

Gilligan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

John

Gilligan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Gilligan

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gilligan

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Melly

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Helen

Melly

Visitor

Unmarried

35

1846

Ireland

William

Melly

Visitor

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Melly

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Melly

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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