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Household of Maria Gillespie (born 1853, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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.

Maria Gillespie and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maria Gillespie, born in 1853 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. Maria was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Spence Gillespie, born in 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Spence (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hilda Margaret (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Maria's Servant, Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1865 in Whickham, Durham, England.


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Maria Gillespie's household

Female

Maria

Gillespie

Head
Female

Elizabeth Spence

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Hilda Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Servant
First name(s) Maria
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Maria

Gillespie

Head

Married

28

1853

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth Spence

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hilda Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dawson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Whickham, Durham, England

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