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Household of George Gale (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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.

George Gale and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Gale, born in 1842 in Colyford, Devon, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Susan Gale, born in 1841 in Colyton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Ada (born 1871 in Chard, Somerset, England), John (born 1872 in Cudworth, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1873 in Cudworth, Somerset, England), Sydney (born 1876 in Cudworth, Somerset, England) and Evelyn (born 1881 in Cudworth, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Governess, Hettie (born 1852 in Gravesend, Kent, England), George's Servent, Mary (born 1866 in Chillington, Somerset, England) and George's Nursemaid, Annie (born 1868 in Allowenshay, Somerset, England).


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George Gale's household

Male

George

Gale

Head
Female

Susan

Gale

Wife
Female

Ada

Gale

Daughter
Male

John

Gale

Son
Male

Robert

Gale

Son
Male

Sydney

Gale

Son
Female

Evelyn

Gale

Daughter
Female

Hettie

Handerson

Governess
Female

Mary

Mathews

Servent
Female

Annie

Leaves

Nursemaid
First name(s) George
Last name Gale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Colyford, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Gale

Head

Married

39

1842

Colyford, Devon, England

Susan

Gale

Wife

Married

40

1841

Colyton, Devon, England

Ada

Gale

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chard, Somerset, England

John

Gale

Son

Single

9

1872

Cudworth, Somerset, England

Robert

Gale

Son

Single

8

1873

Cudworth, Somerset, England

Sydney

Gale

Son

Single

5

1876

Cudworth, Somerset, England

Evelyn

Gale

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cudworth, Somerset, England

Hettie

Handerson

Governess

Single

29

1852

Gravesend, Kent, England

Mary

Mathews

Servent

Single

15

1866

Chillington, Somerset, England

Annie

Leaves

Nursemaid

Single

13

1868

Allowenshay, Somerset, England

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