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Household of John Gillespie (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1852 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gillespie, born in 1853 in Auchinairn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1878 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, Archibald Brown, born in 1876 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Archibald

Brown

Step Son
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

29

1852

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillespie

Wife

Married

28

1853

Auchinairn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Brown

Step Son

-

5

1876

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

-

0

1881

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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