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Household of Henry Gerke (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Henry Gerke and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Gerke, born in 1852 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary J Gerke, born in 1853 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Father In Law, Alfred Forster, born in 1821 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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Henry Gerke's household

Male

Henry

Gerke

Head
Female

Mary J

Gerke

Wife
Male

Alfred

Gerke

Son
Male

Frederick

Gerke

Son
Male

Charles

Gerke

Son
Female

Clara

Gerke

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Forster

Father In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Gerke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Gerke

Head

Married

29

1852

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Gerke

Wife

Married

28

1853

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Gerke

Son

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Gerke

Son

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Gerke

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Gerke

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Forster

Father In Law

Married

60

1821

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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