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Household of James Gillespie (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gillespie, born in 1850 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Thomas W (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Esther A (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Edith J (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Peter S (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Sarah I Corb, born in 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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James Gillespie's household

Male

James

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary A

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Gillespie

Son
Female

Esther A

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Female

Edith J

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Peter S

Gillespie

Son
Female

Sarah I

Corb

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillespie

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Mary A

Gillespie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas W

Gillespie

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Esther A

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Gillespie

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edith J

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Peter S

Gillespie

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah I

Corb

Servant

Single

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

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