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Household of Peter Gillespie (born 1805, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, 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.
Peter Gillespie and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gillespie, born in 1805 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gillespie, born in 1816 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Eunice, born 1858 in Drumoak, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Granddaughter, Bessie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter's Granddaughter, Jeannie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Jane (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, William (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Peter Gillespie's household
Peter
Gillespie
Head
Elizabeth
Gillespie
Wife
Eunice
Gillespie
Daughter
Bessie
Stewart
Granddaughter
Jeannie
Stewart
Granddaughter
Jane
Middleton
Servant
William
Forrest
Boarder
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Gillespie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 76 |
| Birth year | 1805 |
| Birth place | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Gillespie | Head | Married | 76 | 1805 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gillespie | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Eunice | Gillespie | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Drumoak, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Bessie | Stewart | Granddaughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jeannie | Stewart | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Middleton | Servant | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Forrest | Boarder | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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