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Household of John Gillespie (born 1851, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1851 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gillespie, born in 1850 in Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane Anderson, born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Mary (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, John (born 1844 in Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Helen (born 1862 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Jane

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Jane Anderson

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Sister
Male

John

Anderson

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Salmond

Servant
Female

Helen

Malcolm

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

30

1851

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Gillespie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane Anderson

Gillespie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Sister

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Visitor

Unmarried

37

1844

Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Salmond

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Malcolm

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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