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Household of Betsy Gillespie (born 1851, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilchoman, Argyllshire, 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.

Betsy Gillespie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Gillespie, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, consisted of 5 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Donald (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Betsy's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Betsy's -, Margaret (born 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Betsy Gillespie's household

Female

Betsy

Gillespie

Head
Male

Donald

Gillespie

Son
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Servant
Female

Margaret

Cameron

-
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Betsy

Gillespie

Head

Widow

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Gillespie

Son

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

-

1

1880

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cameron

-

Unmarried

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

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