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Household of William Gellan (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Gellan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gellan, born in 1824 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gellan, born in 1826 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella A M (born 1858 in Scotland), William A R (born 1859 in Scotland), Alexander T (born 1861 in Scotland), Bessie R (born 1869 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Ralph A (born 1873 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Margaret C (born 1861 in Scotland), William's Servant, Alice (born 1867 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1825 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Gellan's household

Male

William

Gellan

Head
Female

Isabella

Gellan

Wife
Female

Isabella A M

Gellan

Daughter
Male

William A R

Gellan

Son
Male

Alexander T

Gellan

Son
Female

Bessie R

Gellan

Daughter
Male

Ralph A

Gellan

Son
Female

Margaret C

Martin

Niece
Female

Alice

Archer

Servant
Male

John

Porter

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gellan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gellan

Head

Married

57

1824

Scotland

Isabella

Gellan

Wife

Married

55

1826

Scotland

Isabella A M

Gellan

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Scotland

William A R

Gellan

Son

Single

22

1859

Scotland

Alexander T

Gellan

Son

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Bessie R

Gellan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Ralph A

Gellan

Son

Single

8

1873

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Margaret C

Martin

Niece

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Alice

Archer

Servant

Single

14

1867

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

John

Porter

Lodger

Widower

56

1825

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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