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Household of Peter Gillies (born 1844, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Peter Gillies and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gillies, born in 1844 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gillies, born in 1842 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth W (born 1870 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander W (born 1872 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Thomas (born 1864 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Visitor, Janet (born 1852 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Peter Gillies's household

Male

Peter

Gillies

Head
Female

Isabella

Gillies

Wife
Male

William

Gillies

Son
Female

Elizabeth W

Gillies

Daughter
Male

Alexander W

Gillies

Son
Male

Peter

Gillies

Son
Male

John

Gillies

Son
Male

Thomas

Woodburn

Boarder
Female

Janet

Gillies

Visitor
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gillies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gillies

Head

Married

37

1844

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gillies

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Gillies

Son

-

13

1868

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth W

Gillies

Daughter

-

11

1870

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander W

Gillies

Son

-

9

1872

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Gillies

Son

-

7

1874

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Gillies

Son

-

2

1879

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Woodburn

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gillies

Visitor

Unmarried

29

1852

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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