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Household of James Gemmell (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

James Gemmell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gemmell, born in 1843 in Newton, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gemmell, born in 1841 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1863 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1866 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Hamilton, born in 1859 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Gemmell's household

Male

James

Gemmell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gemmell

Wife
Male

James

Gemmell

Son
Female

Catherine

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gemmell

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gemmell

Son
Female

Jessie

Gemmell

Daughter
Male

Walter

Gemmell

Son
Male

James

Hamilton

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gemmell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gemmell

Head

Married

38

1843

Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gemmell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gemmell

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gemmell

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gemmell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gemmell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Gemmell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gemmell

Son

-

6

1875

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gemmell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Gemmell

Son

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hamilton

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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