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Household of William Gillespie (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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.

William Gillespie and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gillespie, born in 1854 in Chryston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gillespie, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Robert Armstrong, born in 1860 in England.


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William Gillespie's household

Male

William

Gillespie

Head
Female

Eliza

Gillespie

Wife
Female

Martha

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Armstrong

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillespie

Head

Married

27

1854

Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Gillespie

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Martha

Gillespie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Armstrong

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

England

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