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Household of John Gillespie (born 1843, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillespie, born in 1843 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Gillespie, born in 1841 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William B (born 1870 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), George L (born 1876 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Hugo V M (born 1881 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Grace (born 1862 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, James (born 1874 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Gillespie's household

Male

John

Gillespie

Head
Female

Ann

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Son
Male

William B

Gillespie

Son
Male

John

Gillespie

Son
Male

George L

Gillespie

Son
Male

Robert

Gillespie

Son
Male

Hugo V M

Gillespie

Son
Female

Grace

Rae

Cousin
Male

James

Harrower

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Boyne

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillespie

Head

Married

38

1843

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ann

Gillespie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William B

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George L

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Hugo V M

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Grace

Rae

Cousin

Unmarried

19

1862

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Harrower

Visitor

Unmarried

7

1874

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Boyne

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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