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Household of James Gillespie (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cargill, Perthshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1847 in Cargill, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Gillespie, born in 1848 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1879 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, James (born 1856 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), James's -, James (born 1860 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's -, David (born 1859 in Fife, Scotland).


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James Gillespie's household

Male

James

Gillespie

Head
Female

Betsy

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Male

David

Gillespie

Son
Female

Jemima

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

James

Taylor

-
Male

James

Paterson

-
Male

David

Wilkie

-
First name(s) James
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillespie

Head

Married

34

1847

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Gillespie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

6

1875

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Gillespie

Son

-

4

1877

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Jemima

Gillespie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

-

0

1881

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Taylor

-

Unmarried

25

1856

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Paterson

-

Unmarried

21

1860

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Wilkie

-

Unmarried

22

1859

Fife, Scotland

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