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Household of Robert R Gillespie (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

Robert R Gillespie and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert R Gillespie, born in 1831 in , consisted of 12 members. Robert R was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gillespie, born in 1839 in Canada. They had 4 children; Caroline (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), Nora (born 1875 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Kathleen (born 1877 in Worthing, Sussex, England) and Evelyn (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert R's Visitor, John T (born 1789 in Canada), Robert R's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Orby, Lincolnshire, England), Robert R's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Lincolnshire, England), Robert R's Servant, Emily (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England), Robert R's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England) and Robert R's Servant, Fanny (born 1861 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert R Gillespie's household

Male

Robert R

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary A

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Caroline

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Nora

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Kathleen

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Evelyn

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

John T

Coffin

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Hastings

Servant
Female

Mary

Raby

Servant
Female

Emily

Challind

Servant
Female

Margaret

Whosley

Servant
Female

Fanny

Doughty

Servant
First name(s) Robert R
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place East Indies

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert R

Gillespie

Head

Married

50

1831

East Indies

Mary A

Gillespie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Canada

Caroline

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

Nora

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Kathleen

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Worthing, Sussex, England

Evelyn

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

John T

Coffin

Visitor

Widower

92

1789

Canada

Elizabeth

Hastings

Servant

Single

36

1845

Orby, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Raby

Servant

Single

28

1853

Lincolnshire, England

Emily

Challind

Servant

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Whosley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Doughty

Servant

Single

20

1861

York, Yorkshire, England

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