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Household of Mathew Gillespie (born 1849, Durham)

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.

Mathew Gillespie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Gillespie, born in 1849 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Jane Gillespie, born in 1851 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Henry (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), William (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Mathew (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathew's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Mathew's Servant, Annie (born 1861 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Mathew Gillespie's household

Male

Mathew

Gillespie

Head
Female

Jane

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gillespie

Son
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

Mathew

Gillespie

Son
Male

John

Tucker

Boarder
Female

Annie

Melrose

Servant
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Gillespie

Head

Married

32

1849

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jane

Gillespie

Wife

Married

30

1851

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Henry

Gillespie

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Gillespie

Son

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mathew

Gillespie

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Tucker

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Gateshead, Durham, England

Annie

Melrose

Servant

Single

20

1861

Gateshead, Durham, England

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