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Household of John Gemmell (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 Gemmell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gemmell, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Gemmell, born in 1848 in Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane N Forbes, born in 1861 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Gemmell's household

Male

John

Gemmell

Head
Female

Janet

Gemmell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gemmell

Son
Male

Andrew

Gemmell

Son
Female

Annie

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Jane N

Forbes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gemmell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gemmell

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Janet

Gemmell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gemmell

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gemmell

Son

-

9

1872

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Gemmell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Gemmell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gemmell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane N

Forbes

Servant

-

20

1861

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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