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Household of Thomas Gillespie (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Old Monkland, 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.

Thomas Gillespie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gillespie, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel Gillespie, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1879 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Thomas Hesley, born in 1855 in Ireland.


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Thomas Gillespie's household

Male

Thomas

Gillespie

Head
Female

Rachel

Gillespie

Wife
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Female

Agnes

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hesley

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gillespie

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Rachel

Gillespie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

John

Gillespie

Son

-

11

1870

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

-

5

1876

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gillespie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gillespie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gillespie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hesley

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Ireland

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