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Household of Alexander Gilmour (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Gilmour and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gilmour, born in 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Gilmour, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Lilly (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Joseph (born 1860 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, David (born 1858 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gilmour's household

Male

Alexander

Gilmour

Head
Female

Helen

Gilmour

Wife
Female

Lilly

Gilmour

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gilmour

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gilmour

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gilmour

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Carswell

Boarder
Male

David

Hunter

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gilmour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gilmour

Head

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Gilmour

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lilly

Gilmour

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gilmour

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gilmour

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gilmour

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Carswell

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Hunter

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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