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Household of William Gillespie (born 1838, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1838 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Apolina Gillespie, born in 1829 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Janet Stewart, born in 1864 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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William Gillespie's household

Male

William

Gillespie

Head
Female

Apolina

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Janet

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Female

Catherine

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Stewart

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillespie

Head

Married

43

1838

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Apolina

Gillespie

Wife

Married

52

1829

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Gillespie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Gillespie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Stewart

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

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