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Household of Donald Gillespie (born 1808, 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.

Donald Gillespie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Gillespie, born in 1808 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gillespie, born in 1815 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Bella (born 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Donald (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Grandson, Duncan (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald's Servant, Niel (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald's Servant, Betsy (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Donald's -, Dugald (born 1821 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Donald Gillespie's household

Male

Donald

Gillespie

Head
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Bella

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Donald

Gillespie

Son
Male

Duncan

Gillespie

Grandson
Male

Niel

Shaw

Servant
Female

Betsy

McGilvray

Servant
Male

Dugald

McFie

-
First name(s) Donald
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Gillespie

Head

Married

73

1808

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillespie

Wife

Married

66

1815

Argyllshire, Scotland

Bella

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

Gillespie

Grandson

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Niel

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Betsy

McGilvray

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dugald

McFie

-

Unmarried

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

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