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Household of James Gillespie (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1846 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Flora Gillespie, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1841 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, Malcolm (born 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Gillespie's household

Male

James

Gillespie

Head
Female

Flora

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Jane

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Gillespie

Son
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Male

David

Gillespie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

James

Love

Boarder
Male

Malcolm

Jardine

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillespie

Head

Married

35

1846

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora

Gillespie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Gillespie

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Gillespie

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Love

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Jardine

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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