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Household of William Gillespie (born 1825, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1825 in Fort William, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1829 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Gillespie's household

Male

William

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Wife
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillespie

Head

Married

56

1825

Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Wife

Married

52

1829

Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

16

1865

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter

-

14

1867

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gillespie

Son

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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