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Household of William Gemmell (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

William Gemmell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gemmell, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gemmell, born in 1833 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Gemmell's household

Male

William

Gemmell

Head
Female

Mary

Gemmell

Wife
Male

Joseph

Gemmell

Son
Female

Mary

Gemmell

Daughter
Male

George

Hunter

Boarder
Male

John

Hunter

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gemmell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gemmell

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gemmell

Wife

Married

48

1833

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Joseph

Gemmell

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gemmell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Hunter

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Hunter

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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