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Household of William Gentle (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Gentle and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gentle, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marion Gentle, born in 1842 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alex (born 1866 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Gentle's household

Male

William

Gentle

Head
Female

Marion

Gentle

Wife
Male

Alex

Gentle

Son
Female

Margaret

Gentle

Daughter
Male

William

Gentle

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gentle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gentle

Head

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marion

Gentle

Wife

Married

39

1842

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Alex

Gentle

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gentle

Daughter

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gentle

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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