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Household of James Gillespie (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liff Benvie & Invergowrie, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillespie, born in 1840 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gillespie, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Gillespie's household

Male

James

Gillespie

Head
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Wife
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Gillespie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place France

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gillespie

Head

Married

41

1840

France

Margaret

Gillespie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie

Gillespie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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