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Household of William Gemmell (born 1819, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gemmell, born in 1819 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gemmell, born in 1844 in Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1854 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1856 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William (born 1861 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Sarah (born 1838 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1827 in Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William Gemmell's household

Male

William

Gemmell

Head
Female

Sarah

Gemmell

Wife
Male

David

Gemmell

Son
Male

Andrew

Gemmell

Son
Male

William

Gemmell

Son
Female

Sarah

Gemmell

Sister
Female

Margaret

McWhinnie

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Gemmell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gemmell

Head

Married

62

1819

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gemmell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Gemmell

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gemmell

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Gemmell

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gemmell

Sister

Unmarried

43

1838

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

McWhinnie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

54

1827

Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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