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Household of Thomas Gilchrist (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Thomas Gilchrist and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gilchrist, born in 1842 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Gilchrist, born in 1846 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1871 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Nelly (born 1878 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Isabella J (born 1881 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1853 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Gilchrist's household

Male

Thomas

Gilchrist

Head
Female

Helen

Gilchrist

Wife
Female

Mary

Gilchrist

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Gilchrist

Daughter
Female

Isabella J

Gilchrist

Daughter
Female

Mary

Townsend

Boarder
Male

John

Kirkpatrick

Boarder
Male

James

Fisher

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gilchrist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gilchrist

Head

Married

39

1842

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Gilchrist

Wife

Married

35

1846

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilchrist

Daughter

-

10

1871

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Nelly

Gilchrist

Daughter

-

3

1878

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella J

Gilchrist

Daughter

-

0

1881

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Townsend

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Kirkpatrick

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Fisher

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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