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Household of John G Gillespie (born 1842, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumlodden, Argyllshire, 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.

John G Gillespie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John G Gillespie, born in 1842 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. John G was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gillespie, born in 1837 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Jessie Mary (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John G's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John G's Visitor, Robert (born 1848 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John G Gillespie's household

Male

John G

Gillespie

Head
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Male

Walter

Gillespie

Son
Female

Jessie Mary

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Murray

Servant
Male

Robert

Weir

Visitor
First name(s) John G
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John G

Gillespie

Head

Married

39

1842

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillespie

Wife

Married

44

1837

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Walter

Gillespie

Son

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie Mary

Gillespie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

Robert

Weir

Visitor

Unmarried

33

1848

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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