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Household of John Sillars (born 1828, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brodick, Buteshire, 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 Sillars and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sillars, born in 1828 in Buteshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sillars, born in 1829 in Buteshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1857 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1867 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1869 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John McBride, born in 1842 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland.


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John Sillars's household

Male

John

Sillars

Head
Female

Mary

Sillars

Wife
Female

Annie

Sillars

Daughter
Male

John

Sillars

Son
Male

Robert

Sillars

Son
Male

Malcolm

Sillars

Son
Male

Peter

Sillars

Son
Male

John

McBride

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sillars
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sillars

Head

Married

53

1828

Buteshire, Scotland

Mary

Sillars

Wife

Married

52

1829

Buteshire, Scotland

Annie

Sillars

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

John

Sillars

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Robert

Sillars

Son

-

16

1865

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Sillars

Son

-

14

1867

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Peter

Sillars

Son

-

12

1869

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

John

McBride

Boarder

Unmarried

39

1842

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

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