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Household of Alexander Gillespie (born 1814, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillespie, born in 1814 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gillespie, born in 1817 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gillespie's household

Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Head
Female

Eliza

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

George

Gillespie

Son
Female

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Grandson
Female

Ellen

Forbes

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gillespie

Head

Married

67

1814

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Gillespie

Wife

Married

64

1817

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forbes

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Grandson

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Forbes

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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