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Household of John Gillespie (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

John Gillespie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gillespie, born in 1853 in England. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Hannah (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Cath (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Maria (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Sarah

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Andrew

Gillespie

Son
Female

Hannah

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Female

Cath

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Maria

Gillespie

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Gillespie

Wife

Married

28

1853

England

Andrew

Gillespie

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hannah

Gillespie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cath

Gillespie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maria

Gillespie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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