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Household of William Gillan (born 1826, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Urquhart, Moray, 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 Gillan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gillan, born in 1826 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Gillan, born in 1830 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1858 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Maggie (born 1864 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and John (born 1872 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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William Gillan's household

Male

William

Gillan

Head
Female

Jane

Gillan

Wife
Male

George

Gillan

Son
Male

William

Gillan

Son
Female

Maggie

Gillan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gillan

Son
Male

John

Gillan

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillan

Head

Married

55

1826

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jane

Gillan

Wife

Married

51

1830

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

George

Gillan

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William

Gillan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Maggie

Gillan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Robert

Gillan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Gillan

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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