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Household of Andrew Gilchrist (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

Andrew Gilchrist and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Gilchrist, born in 1850 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Barbra Gilchrist, born in 1851 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza Jean (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Boarder, James (born 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew's Lodger, Thomas (born 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Andrew Gilchrist's household

Male

Andrew

Gilchrist

Head
Female

Barbra

Gilchrist

Wife
Female

Annie

Gilchrist

Daughter
Female

Eliza Jean

Gilchrist

Daughter
Male

George

Gilchrist

Son
Male

James

Buchannon

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Chambers

Lodger
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Gilchrist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Gilchrist

Head

Married

31

1850

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Barbra

Gilchrist

Wife

Married

30

1851

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Gilchrist

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza Jean

Gilchrist

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Gilchrist

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Buchannon

Boarder

Unmarried

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Chambers

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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