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Household of James Gillespie (born 1805, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colvend, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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.
James Gillespie and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1805 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; William, born 1836 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1838 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Robert (born 1867 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1869 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1861 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, William (born 1872 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, John (born 1874 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Mary Jane (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
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James Gillespie's household
James
Gillespie
Head
William
Gillespie
Son
Elizabeth
Gillespie
Daughter-In-Law
Robert
Gillespie
Grandson
Janet
Gillespie
Granddaughter
James
Gillespie
Grandson
William
Gillespie
Grandson
John
Gillespie
Grandson
Mary Jane
Gillespie
Granddaughter
Margaret
Gillespie
Granddaughter
Elizabeth
Gillespie
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Gillespie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 76 |
| Birth year | 1805 |
| Birth place | Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Gillespie | Head | Widower | 76 | 1805 | Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William | Gillespie | Son | Married | 45 | 1836 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gillespie | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 43 | 1838 | Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Gillespie | Grandson | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Gillespie | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Gillespie | Grandson | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
William | Gillespie | Grandson | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Gillespie | Grandson | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Gillespie | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Gillespie | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gillespie | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
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