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Household of John Gillespie (born 1859, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1859 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1860 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Christine, born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Catherine (born 1831 in Ireland), John's Brother In Law, Patrick (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Niece, Margaret A (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Christine

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Kelly

Mother In Law
Male

Patrick

Kelly

Brother In Law
Female

Margaret A

Johnston

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

22

1859

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Gillespie

Wife

Married

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

Christine

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Kelly

Mother In Law

Widow

50

1831

Ireland

Patrick

Kelly

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Johnston

Niece

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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