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Household of Elizabeth Gillespie (born 1815, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saint George, 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.

Elizabeth Gillespie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Gillespie, born in 1815 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Servant, Jane (born 1829 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth's Servant, Jane (born 1841 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth's Servant, Barbara (born 1841 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth's Servant, Margaret A (born 1858 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Elizabeth's Servant, Maria (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Elizabeth Gillespie's household

Female

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Head
Female

Jane

Milne

Servant
Female

Jane

Heddle

Servant
Female

Barbara

Muir

Servant
Female

Margaret A

Chapman

Servant
Female

Maria

Cockburn

Servant
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Head

Widow

66

1815

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

52

1829

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Heddle

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Muir

Servant

Widow

40

1841

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Margaret A

Chapman

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Maria

Cockburn

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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