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Household of James Gillespie (born 1856, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, England

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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.

James Gillespie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1856 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, single. He had 3 children; Harriett (born 1859 in Maidstone, Kent, England), John (born 1864 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England) and Lilly (born 1866 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Elizabeth Gillespie, born in 1823 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.


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James Gillespie's household

Male

James

Gillespie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Mother
Female

Harriett

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Female

Lilly

Gillespie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillespie

Head

Single

25

1856

Maidstone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Maidstone, Kent, England

John

Gillespie

Son

Single

17

1864

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Lilly

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

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