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Household of William Gillespie (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

William Gillespie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gillespie, born in 1829 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Chritian Gillespie, born in 1833 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 3 children; William (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Andrew (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary J Thompson, born in 1845 in France.


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William Gillespie's household

Male

William

Gillespie

Head
Female

Chritian

Gillespie

Wife
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Female

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Gillespie

Son
Female

Mary J

Thompson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillespie

Head

Married

52

1829

Scotland

Chritian

Gillespie

Wife

Married

48

1833

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

William

Gillespie

Son

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Gillespie

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Thompson

Visitor

Married

36

1845

France

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