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Household of James Gentle (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Gentle and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gentle, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gentle, born in 1850 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary F (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mabel (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Gentle's household

Male

James

Gentle

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gentle

Wife
Female

Mary F

Gentle

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gentle

Son
Female

Mabel

Gentle

Daughter
Female

Helen

Gentle

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Reoch

Servant
Female

Annie

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gentle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gentle

Head

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Gentle

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary F

Gentle

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Gentle

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mabel

Gentle

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Gentle

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Reoch

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

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