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Household of John Gemmel (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

John Gemmel and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gemmel, born in 1829 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Gemmel, born in 1820 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Peter (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gemmel's household

Male

John

Gemmel

Head
Female

Janet

Gemmel

Wife
Female

Jane

Gemmel

Daughter
Male

Peter

Cooper

Boarder
Male

John

Muir

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gemmel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gemmel

Head

Married

52

1829

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gemmel

Wife

Married

61

1820

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Gemmel

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Cooper

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Muir

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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