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Household of William Gilliland (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Gilliland and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilliland, born in 1841 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Gilliland, born in 1844 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Catherine (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's -, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's -, John (born 1868 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William Gilliland's household

Male

William

Gilliland

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Gilliland

Wife
Female

Jane

Gilliland

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gilliland

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gilliland

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gilliland

Son
Male

Archibald

Gilliland

Son
Female

Agnes

Gilliland

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Brown

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Fummerton

-
Male

John

Stirling

-
First name(s) William
Last name Gilliland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilliland

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Elizabeth S

Gilliland

Wife

Married

37

1844

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Gilliland

Daughter

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilliland

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gilliland

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Gilliland

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Gilliland

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gilliland

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fummerton

-

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Stirling

-

-

13

1868

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

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