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Household of James Gillespie (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Echt, Aberdeenshire, 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.
James Gillespie and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1837 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1841 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1864 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1872 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Fanny (born 1879 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Robert (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Samuel (born 1859 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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James Gillespie's household
James
Gillespie
Head
Mary
Gillespie
Wife
James
Gillespie
Son
William
Gillespie
Son
Helen
Gillespie
Daughter
Francis
Gillespie
Son
Jessie
Gillespie
Daughter
Jane
Gillespie
Daughter
Fanny
Gillespie
Daughter
Robert
Adam
Servant
Samuel
Ross
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Gillespie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Gillespie | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gillespie | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
James | Gillespie | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Gillespie | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Gillespie | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Francis | Gillespie | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Gillespie | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Gillespie | Daughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Fanny | Gillespie | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Adam | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Ross | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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