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Household of William Gillespie (born 1824, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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.
William Gillespie and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gillespie, born in 1824 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1824 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and R James (born 1867 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Lilias Merguson, born in - in Invernessshire, Scotland.
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William Gillespie's household
William
Gillespie
Head
Mary
Gillespie
Wife
William
Gillespie
Son
Mary
Gillespie
Daughter
R James
Gillespie
Son
Lilias
Merguson
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Gillespie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Gillespie | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gillespie | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William | Gillespie | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gillespie | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
R James | Gillespie | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Lilias | Merguson | Servant | - | - | - | Invernessshire, Scotland |
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