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Household of Thomas Gilfillan (born 1822)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, England

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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.

Thomas Gilfillan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gilfillan, born in 1822 in , consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Gilfillan, born in 1831 in Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Sarah M (born 1863 in Scotland) and Hester M (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1864 in Wales) and Thomas's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Boxted, Suffolk, England).


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Thomas Gilfillan's household

Male

Thomas

Gilfillan

Head
Female

Sarah A

Gilfillan

Wife
Female

Sarah M

Gilfillan

Daughter
Female

Hester M

Gilfillan

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Cummings

Servant
Female

Emily

Martin

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gilfillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gilfillan

Head

Married

59

1822

Scotland

Sarah A

Gilfillan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Suffolk, England

Sarah M

Gilfillan

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Scotland

Hester M

Gilfillan

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary A

Cummings

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wales

Emily

Martin

Servant

Single

17

1864

Boxted, Suffolk, England

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