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Household of John Gilchrist (born 1847, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilcalmonell, Argyllshire, 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.

John Gilchrist and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilchrist, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Gilchrist, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James Mcm (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jane S (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Annie Mcm (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Ann (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Maggie (born 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Donald (born 1848 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1852 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Flora (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Donald Mck (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gilchrist's household

Male

John

Gilchrist

Head
Female

Barbara

Gilchrist

Wife
Male

John

Gilchrist

Son
Male

James Mcm

Gilchrist

Son
Female

Jane S

Gilchrist

Daughter
Female

Annie Mcm

Gilchrist

Daughter
Female

Ann

McMillan

Sister-In-Law
Female

Maggie

McMillan

Visitor
Male

Donald

McMurchy

Servant
Male

Alexander

Rowan

Servant
Male

Alexander

Livingston

Servant
Female

Jane

McLarty

Servant
Female

Flora

McQuilkan

Servant
Female

Mary

McKay

Servant
Male

Donald Mck

Hamilton

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Gilchrist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilchrist

Head

Married

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

Barbara

Gilchrist

Wife

Married

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Gilchrist

Son

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

James Mcm

Gilchrist

Son

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane S

Gilchrist

Daughter

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Annie Mcm

Gilchrist

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

McMillan

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

McMillan

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McMurchy

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rowan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Livingston

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

McLarty

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Flora

McQuilkan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald Mck

Hamilton

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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