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Household of Alexander Gillespie (born 1807, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillespie, born in 1807 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1854 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, Andrew (born 1873 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, David (born 1867 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Andrew (born 1869 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, Peter G (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Gillespie's household

Female

Alexander

Gillespie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Gillespie

Grandson
Male

David

Forrest

Grandson
Male

Andrew

Forrest

Grandson
Male

Peter G

Forrest

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gillespie

Head

Widow

74

1807

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gillespie

Grandson

-

8

1873

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Forrest

Grandson

-

14

1867

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Forrest

Grandson

-

12

1869

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter G

Forrest

Grandson

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

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