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Household of David Gemmell (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

David Gemmell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gemmell, born in 1844 in , consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Gemmell, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Christopher Murphy, born in 1845 in Ireland.


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David Gemmell's household

Male

David

Gemmell

Head
Female

Mary

Gemmell

Wife
Male

John

Gemmell

Son
Female

Jane

Gemmell

Daughter
Male

David

Gemmell

Son
Male

James

Gemmell

Son
Male

William

Gemmell

Son
Male

Robert

Gemmell

Son
Male

Christopher

Murphy

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Gemmell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gemmell

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Mary

Gemmell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

Gemmell

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gemmell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Gemmell

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gemmell

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gemmell

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gemmell

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christopher

Murphy

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Ireland

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