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Household of William R Gillespie (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 R Gillespie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Gillespie, born in 1848 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Mary M Gillespie, born in 1848 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Arthur (born 1869 in Pembrokeshire, Wales), Bertie (born 1875 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Bertha (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Gertrude E (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Francis S (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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William R Gillespie's household

Male

William R

Gillespie

Head
Female

Mary M

Gillespie

Wife
Male

Arthur

Gillespie

Son
Male

Bertie

Gillespie

Son
Female

Bertha

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Gertrude E

Gillespie

Daughter
Female

Francis S

Gillespie

Son
First name(s) William R
Last name Gillespie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Gillespie

Head

Married

33

1848

Gillingham, Kent, England

Mary M

Gillespie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Arthur

Gillespie

Son

Single

12

1869

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Bertie

Gillespie

Son

Single

6

1875

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Bertha

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Gertrude E

Gillespie

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Francis S

Gillespie

Son

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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