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Household of William Gill (born 1825, Berwickshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gill, born in 1825 in Gordon, Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Gill, born in 1843 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1860 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rachael (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Gill's household

Male

William

Gill

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Gill

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gill

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Gill

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gill

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gill

Son
Male

Hugh

Gill

Son
Female

Rachael

Gill

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gill

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gill

Head

Married

56

1825

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Gill

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gill

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Gill

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gill

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Gill

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Gill

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachael

Gill

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Gill

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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