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Household of James Gillespie (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1840 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Gillespie, born in 1841 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1867 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Davina (born 1880 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James Gillespie's household

Male

James

Gillespie

Head
Female

Agnes

Gillespie

Wife
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Male

Peter

Gillespie

Son
Female

Agnes

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Davina

Gillespie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillespie

Head

Married

41

1840

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gillespie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

14

1867

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Gillespie

Son

-

10

1871

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Gillespie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Davina

Gillespie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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