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Household of William Gilroy (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, 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 Gilroy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilroy, born in 1825 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marion Gilroy, born in 1829 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in Lanark, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1859 in Midlothian, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Ireland).


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William Gilroy's household

Male

William

Gilroy

Head
Female

Marion

Gilroy

Wife
Male

William

Gilroy Jr

Son
Male

Robert

Gilroy

Son
Male

James

Gilroy

Son
Male

John

Bryden

Servant
Male

William

Glass

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Wight

Servant
Female

Catherine

Ford

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gilroy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilroy

Head

Married

56

1825

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Gilroy

Wife

Married

52

1829

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gilroy Jr

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Gilroy

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Gilroy

Son

-

9

1872

Lanark, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bryden

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Glass

Servant

-

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wight

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Ford

Servant

-

19

1862

Ireland

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