Thomas Gilchrist
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Household of Thomas Shepherd (born 1847, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, 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.
Thomas Shepherd and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shepherd, born in 1847 in Cockpen, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Shepherd, born in 1846 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1868 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Rachel (born 1873 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Rachel Gilchrist, born in 1852 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Thomas Shepherd's household
Thomas
Shepherd
Head
Helen
Shepherd
Wife
Agnes
Shepherd
Daughter
Mary
Shepherd
Daughter
Thomas
Shepherd
Son
Rachel
Shepherd
Daughter
Janet
Shepherd
Daughter
David
Shepherd
Son
Rachel
Gilchrist
Visitor
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shepherd |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shepherd | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Shepherd | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Temple, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shepherd | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shepherd | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Rachel | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Shepherd | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Shepherd | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Rachel | Gilchrist | Visitor | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Temple, Midlothian, Scotland |
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