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Household of William Gillan (born 1839, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 Gillan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gillan, born in 1839 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Gillan, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1820 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Gillan's household

Male

William

Gillan

Head
Female

Jane

Gillan

Wife
Female

Jane

Gillan

Daughter
Male

James

Gillan

Son
Male

John

Gillan

Son
Female

Matilda

Gillan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gillan

Daughter
Male

William

Gillan

Son
Male

James

McVey

Nephew
Male

John

McKirdy

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillan

Head

Married

42

1839

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Gillan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gillan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gillan

Son

-

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gillan

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matilda

Gillan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gillan

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McVey

Nephew

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McKirdy

Boarder

Widower

61

1820

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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