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Household of John Gillespie (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Gillespie, born in 1837 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1866 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isaac (born 1867 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1870 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1872 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Gateside, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Helen

Gillespie

Wife
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

Isaac

Gillespie

Son
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Gillespie

Son
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Female

Helen

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Helen

Gillespie

Wife

Married

44

1837

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

-

15

1866

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isaac

Gillespie

Son

-

14

1867

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Gillespie

Son

-

9

1872

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

-

5

1876

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Gillespie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Gateside, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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