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Household of Alexander Gillespie (born 1837, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Slamannan, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillespie, born in 1837 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Graham Gillespie, born in 1840 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1868 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1872 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gillespie's household

Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Head
Female

Graham

Gillespie

Wife
Male

James

Downs

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Downs

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Gillespie

Head

Married

44

1837

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Graham

Gillespie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Downs

Boarder

-

13

1868

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Downs

Boarder

-

9

1872

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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