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Household of James Gemmell (born 1857, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gemmell, born in 1857 in Beith, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gemmell, born in 1855 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1880 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Sarah Forsyth, born in 1818 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Gemmell's household

Male

James

Gemmell

Head
Female

Catherine

Gemmell

Wife
Male

John

Gemmell

Son
Female

Maggie

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Forsyth

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Gemmell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gemmell

Head

Married

24

1857

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gemmell

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Gemmell

Son

-

2

1879

Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gemmell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Forsyth

Visitor

Married

63

1818

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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