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Household of William Gill (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 Gill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gill, born in 1844 in Edenfield, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gill, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth Alice (born 1876 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1878 in Horwich, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Horwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Jannet (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1867 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), William's Step Son, John (born 1870 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland) and William's Step Son, Thomas (born 1872 in Horwich, Lancashire, England).


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William Gill's household

Male

William

Gill

Head
Female

Margaret

Gill

Wife
Female

Jannet

Napier

Step Daughter
Female

Mary

Napier

Step Daughter
Male

John

Napier

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Napier

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Gill

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gill

Son
Male

James

Gill

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gill

Head

Married

37

1844

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gill

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jannet

Napier

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Napier

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

John

Napier

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Thomas

Napier

Step Son

Single

9

1872

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Gill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Peter

Gill

Son

Single

3

1878

Horwich, Lancashire, England

James

Gill

Son

Single

1

1880

Horwich, Lancashire, England

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