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Household of John Gillespie (born 1852, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, 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 1852 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1851 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1871 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1877 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1879 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1881 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Sarah Gillespie, born in 1824 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

Donald

Gillespie

Son
Male

Adam

Gillespie

Son
Male

Hugh

Gillespie

Son
Female

Sarah

Gillespie

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

29

1852

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Wife

Married

30

1851

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

-

8

1873

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

-

6

1875

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Gillespie

Son

-

4

1877

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Adam

Gillespie

Son

-

2

1879

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Hugh

Gillespie

Son

-

0

1881

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gillespie

Mother

Widow

57

1824

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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