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Household of Francis Gillett (born 1819, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Francis Gillett and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Gillett, born in 1819 in Long Load, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gillett, born in 1828 in Coat, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; John Read (born 1855 in Coat, Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1858 in Coat, Somerset, England), William (born 1860 in Coat, Somerset, England), George (born 1862 in Coat, Somerset, England), Frank (born 1864 in Coat, Somerset, England), James (born 1866 in Coat, Somerset, England) and Sarah Read (born 1871 in Coat, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Francis's Servant, Sarah Tucker, born in 1821 in Lambrook, Somerset, England.


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Francis Gillett's household

Male

Francis

Gillett

Head
Female

Sarah

Gillett

Wife
Male

John Read

Gillett

Son
Female

Bessie

Gillett

Daughter
Male

William

Gillett

Son
Male

George

Gillett

Son
Male

Frank

Gillett

Son
Male

James

Gillett

Son
Female

Sarah Read

Gillett

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Tucker

Servant
First name(s) Francis
Last name Gillett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Long Load, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Gillett

Head

Married

62

1819

Long Load, Somerset, England

Sarah

Gillett

Wife

Married

53

1828

Coat, Somerset, England

John Read

Gillett

Son

Single

26

1855

Coat, Somerset, England

Bessie

Gillett

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Coat, Somerset, England

William

Gillett

Son

Single

21

1860

Coat, Somerset, England

George

Gillett

Son

Single

19

1862

Coat, Somerset, England

Frank

Gillett

Son

Single

17

1864

Coat, Somerset, England

James

Gillett

Son

Single

15

1866

Coat, Somerset, England

Sarah Read

Gillett

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Coat, Somerset, England

Sarah

Tucker

Servant

Widow

60

1821

Lambrook, Somerset, England

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