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Household of William Gemmell (born 1846, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1846 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gemmell, born in 1852 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Ellen (born 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Agnes (born 1863 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Gemmell's household

Male

William

Gemmell

Head
Female

Margaret

Gemmell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gemmell

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Gemmell

Son
Male

William

Gemmell

Son
Male

James

Gemmell

Son
Female

Ellen

Richmond

Sister-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Richmond

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Gemmell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Paisley, 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

35

1846

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gemmell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gemmell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Gemmell

Son

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Gemmell

Son

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Gemmell

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Richmond

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Richmond

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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