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Household of Eliza Gent (born 1808, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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.

Eliza Gent and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eliza Gent, born in 1808 in Leek, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Eliza was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; James (born 1831 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1849 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Alfred Ernest (born 1863 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) and Henry (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eliza's Lodger Head, Harriet Quinn, born in 1842 in Leek, Staffordshire, England.


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Eliza Gent's household

Female

Eliza

Gent

Head
Male

James

Gent

Son
Female

Eliza

Gent

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Quinn

Lodger Head
Male

Alfred Ernest

Quinn

Son
Male

Henry

Quinn

Son
First name(s) Eliza
Last name Gent
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Leek, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eliza

Gent

Head

Widow

73

1808

Leek, Staffordshire, England

James

Gent

Son

Single

50

1831

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Gent

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Quinn

Lodger Head

Widow

39

1842

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Alfred Ernest

Quinn

Son

Single

18

1863

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Quinn

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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