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Household of Henry Gess (born 1837, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Stonehouse, Devon, 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 Gess and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Gess, born in 1837 in Sussex, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Gess, born in 1840 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Henry (born 1866 in St Mary Church, Devon, England), Patience (born 1871 in Cornwall, England), Phoebe (born 1873 in Brixham, Devon, England), Mary (born 1875 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Rebecca (born 1878 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Lodger, Frederick (born 1860 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Henry's Lodger, Rosy (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Henry Gess's household

Male

Henry

Gess

Head
Female

Charlotte

Gess

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gess

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gess

Son
Female

Patience

Gess

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Gess

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gess

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Gess

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Oldridge

Lodger
Female

Rosy

Oldridge

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Gess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Gess

Head

Married

44

1837

Sussex, England

Charlotte

Gess

Wife

Married

41

1840

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Gess

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Henry

Gess

Son

Single

15

1866

St Mary Church, Devon, England

Patience

Gess

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cornwall, England

Phoebe

Gess

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brixham, Devon, England

Mary

Gess

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plymouth, Devon, England

Rebecca

Gess

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Torquay, Devon, England

Frederick

Oldridge

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Plymouth, Devon, England

Rosy

Oldridge

Lodger

Married

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

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