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Household of William Gemmell (born 1847, Renfrewshire)

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.

William Gemmell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gemmell, born in 1847 in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gemmell, born in 1847 in Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1873 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Matilda James, born in 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William Gemmell's household

Male

William

Gemmell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gemmell

Wife
Male

John

Gemmell

Son
Female

Agnes

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Gemmell

Daughter
Male

William

Gemmell

Son
Female

Janet

Gemmell

Daughter
Female

Matilda

James

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gemmell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gemmell

Head

Married

34

1847

Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gemmell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gemmell

Son

-

12

1869

Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gemmell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gemmell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Gemmell

Son

-

6

1875

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Gemmell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matilda

James

Visitor

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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