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Household of John McGilchrist (born 1830, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bowmore, 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 McGilchrist and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGilchrist, born in 1830 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsie H McGilchrist, born in 1843 in Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland), Flora A (born 1869 in Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland), Jessie C (born 1871 in Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald C (born 1873 in Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary M C (born 1877 in Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Catherine R (born 1879 in Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Catherine (born 1851 in Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Barbara (born 1864 in Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McGilchrist's household

Male

John

McGilchrist

Head
Female

Betsie H

McGilchrist

Wife
Male

John

McGilchrist

Son
Female

Flora A

McGilchrist

Daughter
Female

Jessie C

McGilchrist

Daughter
Male

Archibald C

McGilchrist

Son
Female

Mary M C

McGilchrist

Daughter
Female

Catherine R

McGilchrist

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Smith

Servant
Female

Barbara

McAllister

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McGilchrist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGilchrist

Head

Married

51

1830

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsie H

McGilchrist

Wife

Married

38

1843

Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McGilchrist

Son

-

14

1867

Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora A

McGilchrist

Daughter

-

12

1869

Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie C

McGilchrist

Daughter

-

10

1871

Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald C

McGilchrist

Son

-

8

1873

Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary M C

McGilchrist

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine R

McGilchrist

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland

Barbara

McAllister

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland

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