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Household of John Gillespie (born 1840, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1840 in Nitshill, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gillespie, born in 1845 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Gillespie, born in 1845 in Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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John Gillespie's household
John
Gillespie
Head
Isabella
Gillespie
Wife
John
Morrison
Son
Agnes
Morrison
Daughter
Isabella
Morrison
Daughter
Thomas
Morrison
Son
Jane
Gillespie
Daughter
James
Gillespie
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gillespie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gillespie | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Gillespie | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Morrison | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Morrison | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Morrison | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Morrison | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Gillespie | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Gillespie | Boarder | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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