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Household of James Gillespie (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1848 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Gillespie, born in 1840 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1871 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Lillias (born 1879 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, William Young, born in 1860 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland.


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James Gillespie's household

Male

James

Gillespie

Head
Female

Jane

Gillespie

Wife
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Male

Robert

Gillespie

Son
Female

Lillias

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

William

Young

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillespie

Head

Married

33

1848

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Gillespie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

10

1871

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Gillespie

Son

-

8

1873

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Lillias

Gillespie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

William

Young

Nephew

Unmarried

21

1860

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

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