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Household of Alexander Gillespie (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Gillespie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillespie, born in 1817 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Gillespie, born in 1829 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1879 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gillespie's household

Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Head
Female

Helen

Gillespie

Wife
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Female

Agnes

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gillespie

Head

Married

64

1817

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Gillespie

Wife

Married

52

1829

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

-

12

1869

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gillespie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gillespie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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