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Household of John Gillespie (born 1850, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, 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.

John Gillespie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1850 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1850 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Isabella Gillespie, born in 1821 in Ireland.


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Female

Isabella

Gillespie

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

31

1850

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Gillespie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Gillespie

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

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