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Household of William Gemmill (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Temple, Midlothian, 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 Gemmill and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gemmill, born in 1837 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gemmill, born in 1839 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mathew (born 1870 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland) and Sara (born 1881 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jemima (born 1861 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Gemmill's household

Male

William

Gemmill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gemmill

Wife
Male

Mathew

Gemmill

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gemmill

Daughter
Female

Helen

Gemmill

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gemmill

Daughter
Male

William

Gemmill

Son
Female

Sara

Gemmill

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Buchan

Servant
Female

Margaret

Calder

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gemmill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gemmill

Head

Married

44

1837

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gemmill

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mathew

Gemmill

Son

-

11

1870

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gemmill

Daughter

-

8

1873

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Gemmill

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Gemmill

Daughter

-

5

1876

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gemmill

Son

-

3

1878

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Sara

Gemmill

Daughter

-

0

1881

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

Buchan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Calder

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

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