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Household of William Gillon (born 1859)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Gillon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gillon, born in 1859 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gillon, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Katherine (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Step Son, William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Step Daughter, Janet (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Gillon's household

Male

William

Gillon

Head
Female

Margaret

Gillon

Wife
Female

Katherine

McDowall

Step Daughter
Male

William

McDowall

Step Son
Female

Margaret

McDowall

Step Daughter
Female

Janet

McDowall

Step Daughter
Male

John

Gillon

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gillon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillon

Head

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Margaret

Gillon

Wife

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Katherine

McDowall

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDowall

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDowall

Step Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McDowall

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gillon

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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