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Household of Alexander Gillespie (born 1831, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.
Alexander Gillespie and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillespie, born in 1831 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gillespie, born in 1847 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Peter (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John G (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander G (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie Calder (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James B (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie B (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary A (born 1853 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary A (born 1853 in Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Gillespie's household
Alexander
Gillespie
Head
Margaret
Gillespie
Wife
Peter
Gillespie
Son
John G
Gillespie
Son
Alexander G
Gillespie
Son
Maggie Calder
Gillespie
Daughter
James B
Gillespie
Son
William
Gillespie
Son
Jessie B
Gillespie
Daughter
Mary A
Kyle
Servant
Mary A
Lawson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Gillespie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Gillespie | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Gillespie | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Gillespie | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John G | Gillespie | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander G | Gillespie | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie Calder | Gillespie | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James B | Gillespie | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Gillespie | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie B | Gillespie | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Kyle | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Lawson | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire, Scotland |
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