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Household of Richard Gillespie (born 1825, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, England

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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.

Richard Gillespie and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Gillespie, born in 1825 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 13 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Caroline M Gillespie, born in 1829 in Epping, Essex, England. They had 9 children; Mary Louisa (born 1854 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1857 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Kate (born 1858 in Blackheath, Kent, England), Archibald (born 1859 in Blackheath, Kent, England), Walter H (born 1860 in Blackheath, Kent, England), Ada Caroline (born 1862 in Blackheath, Kent, England), Edith Emily (born 1864 in Blackheath, Kent, England), Ellen Sarah (born 1865 in Blackheath, Kent, England) and Amy Gertrude (born 1868 in Blackheath, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1848 in Southfleet, Kent, England) and Richard's Servant, Elsie (born 1860 in St Austell, Cornwall, England).


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Richard Gillespie's household

Male

Richard

Gillespie

Head
Female

Caroline M

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Mary Louisa

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Gillespie

Son
Female

Kate

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Gillespie

Son
Male

Walter H

Gillespie

Son
Female

Ada Caroline

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Edith Emily

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Ellen Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Amy Gertrude

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Thomas

Servant
Female

Elsie

Roberts

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Gillespie

Head

Married

56

1825

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Caroline M

Gillespie

Wife

Married

52

1829

Epping, Essex, England

Mary Louisa

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Frederick

Gillespie

Son

Single

24

1857

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Kate

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Blackheath, Kent, England

Archibald

Gillespie

Son

Single

22

1859

Blackheath, Kent, England

Walter H

Gillespie

Son

Single

21

1860

Blackheath, Kent, England

Ada Caroline

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Blackheath, Kent, England

Edith Emily

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Blackheath, Kent, England

Ellen Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackheath, Kent, England

Amy Gertrude

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackheath, Kent, England

Mary Jane

Thomas

Servant

Single

33

1848

Southfleet, Kent, England

Elsie

Roberts

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Austell, Cornwall, England

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