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Household of John Gemmill (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 Gemmill and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gemmill, born in 1833 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gemmill, born in 1835 in Bembridge, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 11 children; Jessie (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1804 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Marjory (born 1865 in Hilton, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Gemmill's household

Male

John

Gemmill

Head
Female

Jessie

Gemmill

Wife
Female

Jessie

Gemmill

Daughter
Male

James

Gemmill

Son
Female

Ellen

Gemmill

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Gemmill

Daughter
Male

William

Gemmill

Son
Female

Jane

Gemmill

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gemmill

Daughter
Male

John

Gemmill

Son
Female

Catherine

Gemmill

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gemmill

Daughter
Male

George

Gemmill

Son
Female

Catherine

Gilmour

Mother-In-Law
Female

Marjory

McLachlan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gemmill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gemmill

Head

Married

48

1833

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gemmill

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bembridge, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gemmill

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gemmill

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Gemmill

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gemmill

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gemmill

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gemmill

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gemmill

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gemmill

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gemmill

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gemmill

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Gemmill

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gilmour

Mother-In-Law

Widow

77

1804

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Marjory

McLachlan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Hilton, Invernessshire, Scotland

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