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Household of Peter Gillespie (born 1831, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Peter Gillespie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gillespie, born in 1831 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Gillespie, born in 1831 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1871 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Visitor, Maggie (born 1867 in England).


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Peter Gillespie's household

Male

Peter

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Peter

Gillespie

Son
Male

Robert

Gillespie

Son
Female

Lizzie

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

James

Barbour

Boarder
Female

Maggie

Campbell

Visitor
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gillespie

Head

Married

50

1831

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Wife

Married

50

1831

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gillespie

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Gillespie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Barbour

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Campbell

Visitor

Unmarried

14

1867

England

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