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Household of James Gentles (born 1835, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 Gentles and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gentles, born in 1835 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gentles, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 5 children; George (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Peter (born 1857 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and James's Lodger, James (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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James Gentles's household
James
Gentles
Head
Catherine
Gentles
Wife
George
Gentles
Son
Jane
Gentles
Daughter
John
Gentles
Son
Helen
Gentles
Daughter
Catherine
Gentles
Daughter
Peter
Lynch
Lodger
James
Lynch
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Gentles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Gentles | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Gentles | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Ireland | |
George | Gentles | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Gentles | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Gentles | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Gentles | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Gentles | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Lynch | Lodger | Widower | 24 | 1857 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Lynch | Lodger | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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