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Household of William Gillespie (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gillespie, born in 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Gillespie, born in 1852 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Joahan G (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland), Mary M (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Gillespie's household

Male

William

Gillespie

Head
Female

Euphemia

Gillespie

Wife
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

Robert

Gillespie

Son
Female

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Joahan G

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillespie

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Euphemia

Gillespie

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gillespie

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Gillespie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joahan G

Gillespie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary M

Gillespie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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