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Household of William Gilchrist Jr (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 Jr and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilchrist Jr, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane R Gilchrist, born in 1851 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William A (born 1876 in Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary N (born 1878 in Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Robert (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Mary (born 1849 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jessie (born 1853 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Gilchrist Jr's household

Male

William

Gilchrist Jr

Head
Female

Jane R

Gilchrist

Wife
Male

William A

Gilchrist

Son
Female

Mary N

Gilchrist

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gilchrist

Visitor
Female

Mary

Gilchrist

Visitor
Male

William

Gilchrist

Visitor
Female

Jessie

White

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gilchrist Jr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilchrist Jr

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane R

Gilchrist

Wife

Married

30

1851

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William A

Gilchrist

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary N

Gilchrist

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Gilchrist

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilchrist

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Gilchrist

Visitor

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

White

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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