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Household of Alex Gillespie (born 1821, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmalcolm, 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.

Alex Gillespie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Gillespie, born in 1821 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1836 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1854 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Dugald (born 1856 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1862 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1869 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1873 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alex Gillespie's household

Male

Alex

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Wife
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Male

Dugald

Gillespie

Son
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

Duncan

Gillespie

Son
Male

Robert

Gillespie

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Gillespie

Head

Married

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Wife

Married

45

1836

Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Dugald

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

Gillespie

Son

-

12

1869

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Gillespie

Son

-

8

1873

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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