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Household of Edward Gurnsey (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Gurnsey and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Gurnsey, born in 1846 in Rochester, Kent, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Amy Gurnsey, born in 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Bertha A (born 1875 in Chatham, Kent, England), Florence E (born 1877 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Percy E (born 1879 in Chatham, Kent, England), Walter W (born 1880 in New Brompton, Kent, England) and Bernard C (born 1881 in New Brompton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Assistant, Sidney W (born 1857 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Edward's Assistant, Arthur (born 1864 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England), Edward's Servant, Kate M (born 1857 in Rainham, Kent, England) and Edward's Servant, Elizabeth M (born 1866 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England).


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Edward Gurnsey's household

Male

Edward

Gurnsey

Head
Female

Amy

Gurnsey

Wife
Female

Bertha A

Gurnsey

Daughter
Female

Florence E

Gurnsey

Daughter
Male

Percy E

Gurnsey

Son
Male

Walter W

Gurnsey

Son
Male

Bernard C

Gurnsey

Son
Male

Sidney W

Gilbert

Assistant
Male

Arthur

Saywell

Assistant
Female

Kate M

Harris

Servant
Female

Elizabeth M

Bray

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Gurnsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Rochester, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Gurnsey

Head

Married

35

1846

Rochester, Kent, England

Amy

Gurnsey

Wife

Married

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

Bertha A

Gurnsey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chatham, Kent, England

Florence E

Gurnsey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

City of London, Middlesex, England

Percy E

Gurnsey

Son

Single

2

1879

Chatham, Kent, England

Walter W

Gurnsey

Son

Single

1

1880

New Brompton, Kent, England

Bernard C

Gurnsey

Son

Single

0

1881

New Brompton, Kent, England

Sidney W

Gilbert

Assistant

Single

24

1857

Maidstone, Kent, England

Arthur

Saywell

Assistant

Single

17

1864

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Kate M

Harris

Servant

Single

24

1857

Rainham, Kent, England

Elizabeth M

Bray

Servant

Single

15

1866

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

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