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Household of Robert Gillespie (born 1844, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cupar, Fife, 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.

Robert Gillespie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gillespie, born in 1844 in Cramond, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gillespie, born in 1844 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1869 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Barbara (born 1873 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland).


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Robert Gillespie's household

Male

Robert

Gillespie

Head
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gillespie

Son
Male

Peter

Gillespie

Son
Male

Robert

Gillespie

Son
Female

Barbara

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cramond, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gillespie

Head

Married

37

1844

Cramond, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Gillespie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Gillespie

Son

-

12

1869

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Gillespie

Son

-

10

1871

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Gillespie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

3

1878

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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