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Household of Alexander Gillespie (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gillespie, born in 1833 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gillespie, born in 1831 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1857 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1865 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Martha (born 1867 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, James Gillespie, born in 1877 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Gillespie's household

Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Head
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Son
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Gillespie

Son
Female

Martha

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

James

Gillespie

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gillespie

Head

Married

48

1833

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gillespie

Wife

Married

50

1831

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Samuel

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Martha

Gillespie

Daughter

-

14

1867

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Grandson

-

4

1877

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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