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Household of George Gillespie (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Deer, 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.

George Gillespie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Gillespie, born in 1846 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gillespie, born in 1847 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander Ellis (born 1874 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James Mitchell (born 1875 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine Hamilton (born 1877 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Laing (born 1879 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George Soure (born 1881 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Mary Innes, born in 1866 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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George Gillespie's household

Male

George

Gillespie

Head
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Alexander Ellis

Gillespie

Son
Male

James Mitchell

Gillespie

Son
Female

Catherine Hamilton

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

John Laing

Gillespie

Son
Male

George Soure

Gillespie

Son
Female

Mary

Innes

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Gillespie

Head

Married

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gillespie

Wife

Married

34

1847

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander Ellis

Gillespie

Son

-

7

1874

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Mitchell

Gillespie

Son

-

6

1875

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine Hamilton

Gillespie

Daughter

-

4

1877

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Laing

Gillespie

Son

-

2

1879

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Soure

Gillespie

Son

-

0

1881

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Innes

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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