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Household of Edward Gales (born 1830, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, England

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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.

Edward Gales and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Gales, born in 1830 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Gales, born in 1835 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Edward (born 1863 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Charles (born 1866 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1868 in Lanchester, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Henry (born 1874 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Emily (born 1877 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1856 in Lanchester, Durham, England).


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Edward Gales's household

Male

Edward

Gales

Head
Female

Mary

Gales

Wife
Male

Edward

Gales

Son
Male

Charles

Gales

Son
Female

Margaret A

Gales

Daughter
Male

James

Gales

Son
Male

Henry

Gales

Son
Female

Emily

Gales

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gales

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Gales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Gales

Head

Married

51

1830

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Mary

Gales

Wife

Married

46

1835

Woolwich, Kent, England

Edward

Gales

Son

Single

18

1863

Lanchester, Durham, England

Charles

Gales

Son

Single

15

1866

Lanchester, Durham, England

Margaret A

Gales

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lanchester, Durham, England

James

Gales

Son

Single

9

1872

Lanchester, Durham, England

Henry

Gales

Son

Single

7

1874

Lanchester, Durham, England

Emily

Gales

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lanchester, Durham, England

Thomas

Gales

Son

Single

25

1856

Lanchester, Durham, England

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