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Household of William Gillespie (born 1834, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gillespie, born in 1834 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cherrie Or Gillespie, born in 1834 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Marion (born 1860 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander H (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Gillespie's household

Male

William

Gillespie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cherrie Or Gillespie

Wife
Female

Marion

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

James

Gillespie

Son
Female

Janet

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter
Male

William

Gillespie

Son
Male

David

Gillespie

Son
Male

Alexander H

Gillespie

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillespie

Head

Married

47

1834

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cherrie Or Gillespie

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillespie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander H

Gillespie

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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