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Household of John Gillespie (born 1845, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1845 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Mcj Gillespie, born in 1845 in Barrow, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Fulton (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Colin C (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Marion McKinnon, born in 1845 in North Uist, Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary Mcj

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Fulton

Gillespie

Son
Male

Colin C

Gillespie

Son
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Marion

McKinnon

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

36

1845

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Mcj

Gillespie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Barrow, Argyllshire, Scotland

Fulton

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Colin C

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

McKinnon

Visitor

Married

36

1845

North Uist, Invernessshire, Scotland

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