Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Gentles (born 1836, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Gentles and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gentles, born in 1836 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gentles, born in 1840 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary Mcphail (born 1862 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1867 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Lilly (born 1871 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Ross (born 1875 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Wilhelmina (born 1877 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Gentles's household

Male

William

Gentles

Head
Female

Isabella

Gentles

Wife
Female

Mary Mcphail

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Helen

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ross

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina

Gentles

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gentles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gentles

Head

Married

45

1836

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gentles

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary Mcphail

Gentles

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gentles

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gentles

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Gentles

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Lilly

Gentles

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Ross

Gentles

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Gentles

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Gentles in Renfrew in 1881, and follow the Gentles family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Gentles

We’ve found William Gentles in 40 family trees. Find out more about William Gentles' household and view the Gentles family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census