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Household of John Gillespie (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Gillespie, born in 1843 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 8 children; Walter (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1869 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), John (born 1871 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1873 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Isabella (born 1875 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Anne (born 1879 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Jessie (born 1881 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Anne

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Walter

Gillespie

Son
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Son
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Anne

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Anne

Gillespie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Walter

Gillespie

Son

Single

14

1867

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Gillespie

Son

Single

12

1869

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Gillespie

Son

Single

10

1871

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Alexander

Gillespie

Son

Single

8

1873

Plumstead, Kent, England

Isabella

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plumstead, Kent, England

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plumstead, Kent, England

Anne

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plumstead, Kent, England

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plumstead, Kent, England

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