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Household of John Gillespie (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hampstead, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Gillespie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1829 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gillespie, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander E (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Robert T Twin (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John Twin (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1872 in Scotland) and Herbert J (born 1874 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mothers Help, Louisa (born 1852 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Charles F (born 1865 in South America) and John's Servant, Charlotte (born 1860 in Chalford, Buckinghamshire, England).


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Alexander E

Gillespie

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Robert T Twin

Gillespie

Son
Male

John Twin

Gillespie

Son
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Herbert J

Gillespie

Son
Female

Louisa

Frend

Mothers Help
Male

Charles F

Peebles

Boarder
Female

Charlotte

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

52

1829

Scotland

Isabella

Gillespie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Alexander E

Gillespie

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Robert T Twin

Gillespie

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John Twin

Gillespie

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Scotland

Herbert J

Gillespie

Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Louisa

Frend

Mothers Help

Single

29

1852

Ireland

Charles F

Peebles

Boarder

Single

16

1865

South America

Charlotte

Brown

Servant

Single

21

1860

Chalford, Buckinghamshire, England

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