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Household of Alexander Gilchrist (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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.

Alexander Gilchrist and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gilchrist, born in 1846 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gilchrist, born in 1846 in England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Father-In-Law, Andrew (born 1826 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1826 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gilchrist's household

Male

Alexander

Gilchrist

Head
Female

Margaret

Gilchrist

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Gilchrist

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Gilchrist

Son
Male

Alexander

Gilchrist

Son
Female

Janet

Gilchrist

Daughter
Male

William

Gilchrist

Son
Male

Andrew

Gold

Father-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Gold

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

McCulloch

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gilchrist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gilchrist

Head

Married

35

1846

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gilchrist

Wife

Married

35

1846

England

Mary Ann

Gilchrist

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gilchrist

Son

-

9

1872

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gilchrist

Son

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gilchrist

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gilchrist

Son

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gold

Father-In-Law

Married

55

1826

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gold

Mother-In-Law

Married

55

1826

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McCulloch

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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