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Household of John Gillespie (born 1837, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 1837 in Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gillespie, born in 1837 in Cumbernauld, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Agnes Allison, born in 1860 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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John Gillespie's household
John
Gillespie
Head
Jane
Gillespie
Wife
Jane
Gillespie
Daughter
William
Gillespie
Son
Alexander
Gillespie
Son
Jessie
Gillespie
Daughter
John
Gillespie
Son
James
Gillespie
Son
Agnes
Allison
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gillespie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gillespie | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Gillespie | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Cumbernauld, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Gillespie | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Gillespie | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Gillespie | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Gillespie | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | Gillespie | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Gillespie | Son | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Allison | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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