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Household of Matthew Gillespie (born 1836)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.
Matthew Gillespie and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Gillespie, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ann Gillespie, born in 1838 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Hugh (born 1863 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1863 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Niel (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Helen (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Matthew Jam (born 1861 in Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
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Matthew Gillespie's household
Matthew
Gillespie
Head
Ann
Gillespie
Wife
Hugh
Gillespie
Son
Joseph
Gillespie
Son
George
Gillespie
Son
Niel
Gillespie
Son
Helen
Gillespie
Daughter
Matthew Jam
Gilespie
Son
Thomas
Watson
Boarder
Elizabeth
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Gillespie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | - |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Gillespie | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | - | |
Ann | Gillespie | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Hugh | Gillespie | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Gillespie | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
George | Gillespie | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Niel | Gillespie | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Helen | Gillespie | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Matthew Jam | Gilespie | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Watson | Boarder | Single | 40 | 1841 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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