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Household of Thomas Gemmell (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

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.

Thomas Gemmell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gemmell, born in 1838 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Joan Gemmell, born in 1847 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joan (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Janet O Vallance, born in 1807 in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Gemmell's household

Male

Thomas

Gemmell

Head
Female

Joan

Gemmell

Wife
Female

Jessie

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Joan

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Janet O

Vallance

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gemmell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gemmell

Head

Married

43

1838

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Gemmell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gemmell

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Gemmell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet O

Vallance

Mother-In-Law

Widow

74

1807

Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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