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Household of Matthew Gillespie (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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.

Matthew Gillespie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Gillespie, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Agnes Gillespie, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mathew (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Brother-In-Law, Alexander Wilson, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Gillespie's household

Male

Matthew

Gillespie

Head
Female

Agnes

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Gillespie

Son
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Gillespie

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gillespie

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mathew

Gillespie

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

2

1879

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

-

0

1881

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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