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Household of John Gillespie (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ann Gillespie, born in 1871 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie Ann, born 1871 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Jessie Ann

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Boarder
Male

William

Marshall

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie Ann

Gillespie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Marshall

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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