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Household of James Gillespie (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1845 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1828 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, Patrick (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Son, John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's -, Peter (born 1862 in Ireland) and James's -, Ellen (born 1856 in Ireland).


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James Gillespie's household

Male

James

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Patrick

Kerr

Step Son
Male

John

Kerr

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Kerr

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Kerr

Step Daughter
Male

Peter

McMullin

-
Female

Ellen

McMullin

-
First name(s) James
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillespie

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary

Gillespie

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Patrick

Kerr

Step Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Step Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kerr

Step Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Kerr

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McMullin

-

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Ellen

McMullin

-

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

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