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Household of William Gellan (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

William Gellan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gellan, born in 1837 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 10 children; Isabella S (born 1863 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret H (born 1865 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1866 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Jessie A (born 1871 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Sarah S (born 1873 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1875 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie S M (born 1876 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Euphemia E (born 1878 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Gellan's household

Male

William

Gellan

Head
Female

Isabella S

Gellan

Daughter
Female

Margaret H

Gellan

Daughter
Male

James

Gellan

Son
Male

Alexander

Gellan

Son
Male

William

Gellan

Son
Female

Jessie A

Gellan

Daughter
Female

Sarah S

Gellan

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Gellan

Daughter
Female

Annie S M

Gellan

Daughter
Female

Euphemia E

Gellan

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gellan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gellan

Head

Widower

44

1837

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella S

Gellan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Gellan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gellan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Gellan

Son

-

13

1868

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Gellan

Son

-

12

1869

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Gellan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sarah S

Gellan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary J

Gellan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie S M

Gellan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Euphemia E

Gellan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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