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Household of John Gillispie (born 1815, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, Dumfriesshire, 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 Gillispie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillispie, born in 1815 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gillispie, born in 1846 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1866 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Isa (born 1874 in Troqueer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Maggie (born 1859 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Joseph (born 1859 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, William (born 1864 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Gillispie's household

Male

John

Gillispie

Head
Female

Eliza

Gillispie

Wife
Male

James

Gillispie

Son
Female

Mary

Gillispie

Daughter
Female

Isa

Gillispie

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Elliott

Servant
Male

Joseph

Copeland

Servant
Male

William

Elliott

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Gillispie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillispie

Head

Married

66

1815

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eliza

Gillispie

Wife

Widow

35

1846

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Gillispie

Son

-

15

1866

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillispie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isa

Gillispie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Troqueer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Elliott

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Copeland

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Elliott

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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