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Household of John Gillespie (born 1838, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1838 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gillespie, born in 1843 in England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas F (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah J (born 1872 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert F (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William Geo (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Louis Mcd (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Male

Thomas F

Gillespie

Son
Female

Sarah J

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Robert F

Gillespie

Son
Male

William Geo

Gillespie

Son
Male

Louis Mcd

Gillespie

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

43

1838

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gillespie

Wife

Married

38

1843

England

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas F

Gillespie

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah J

Gillespie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert F

Gillespie

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William Geo

Gillespie

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Louis Mcd

Gillespie

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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