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Household of William Gilchrist (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire, 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.

William Gilchrist and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilchrist, born in 1839 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gilchrist, born in 1837 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1864 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1875 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1859 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Gilchrist's household

Male

William

Gilchrist

Head
Female

Mary

Gilchrist

Wife
Male

James

Gilchrist

Son
Male

Thomas

Gilchrist

Son
Female

Christina

Gilchrist

Daughter
Male

James

Maitland

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Dobie

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gilchrist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilchrist

Head

Married

42

1839

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilchrist

Wife

Married

44

1837

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gilchrist

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gilchrist

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Gilchrist

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maitland

Boarder

Widower

24

1857

Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dobie

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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