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Household of John Gilmour (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Gilmour and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilmour, born in 1847 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Gilmour, born in 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Minnie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland), Polly (born 1871 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1874 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland), Andrew Gibson (born 1878 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Rennie, born in 1864 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.


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John Gilmour's household

Male

John

Gilmour

Head
Female

Grace

Gilmour

Wife
Female

Minnie

Gilmour

Daughter
Female

Polly

Gilmour

Daughter
Female

Grace

Gilmour

Daughter
Male

James

Gilmour

Son
Male

Andrew Gibson

Gilmour

Son
Male

John

Gilmour

Son
Female

Mary

Rennie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gilmour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilmour

Head

Married

34

1847

Ayrshire, Scotland

Grace

Gilmour

Wife

Married

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Minnie

Gilmour

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

Polly

Gilmour

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

Grace

Gilmour

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Gilmour

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew Gibson

Gilmour

Son

-

3

1878

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gilmour

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Rennie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

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