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Household of Alexander Gillespie (born 1848, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larbert, Stirlingshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillespie, born in 1848 in Airth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1846 in Saline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland), David (born 1879 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, David (born 1865 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Jessie (born 1873 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Thomas (born 1876 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gillespie's household

Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Son
Male

David

Gillespie

Son
Female

Janet

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

David

Scobbie

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Archibald

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Archibald

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gillespie

Head

Married

33

1848

Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Saline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Annie

Gillespie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gillespie

Son

-

5

1876

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Gillespie

Son

-

2

1879

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Gillespie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Scobbie

Boarder

-

16

1865

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Archibald

Visitor

-

8

1873

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Archibald

Visitor

-

5

1876

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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