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Household of Hay Gillespie (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Hay Gillespie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hay Gillespie, born in 1836 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Hay was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gillespie, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Hay (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Lawrence (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hay's Lodger, Elizabeth Buist, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Hay Gillespie's household

Male

Hay

Gillespie

Head
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Hay

Gillespie Jr

Son
Male

Lawrence

Gillespie

Son
Male

David

Gillespie

Son
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Buist

Lodger
First name(s) Hay
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hay

Gillespie

Head

Married

45

1836

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Gillespie

Wife

-

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hay

Gillespie Jr

Son

-

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lawrence

Gillespie

Son

-

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Gillespie

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Buist

Lodger

Son In Law

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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