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Household of William Sillar (born 1850, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 Sillar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sillar, born in 1850 in Catrine, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sillar, born in 1849 in Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John U (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ralph (born 1878 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret McGinlay, born in 1865 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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William Sillar's household

Male

William

Sillar

Head
Female

Mary

Sillar

Wife
Male

William

Sillar

Son
Male

John U

Sillar

Son
Male

Ralph

Sillar

Son
Female

Margaret

McGinlay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sillar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sillar

Head

Married

31

1850

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Sillar

Wife

Married

32

1849

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Sillar

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John U

Sillar

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ralph

Sillar

Son

-

3

1878

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGinlay

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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