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Household of Henry Gilgrass (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Gilgrass and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Gilgrass, born in 1844 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Katherine Gilgrass, born in 1844 in Glasgow. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John Alexander (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert Henry (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Sister, Margaret Kirby, born in 1846 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Gilgrass's household

Male

Henry

Gilgrass

Head
Female

Katherine

Gilgrass

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Gilgrass

Daughter
Male

John Alexander

Gilgrass

Son
Male

Robert Henry

Gilgrass

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Gilgrass

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Gilgrass

Son
Female

Margaret

Kirby

Sister
First name(s) Henry
Last name Gilgrass
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Gilgrass

Head

Married

37

1844

Preston, Lancashire, England

Katherine

Gilgrass

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow

Mary Ann

Gilgrass

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

John Alexander

Gilgrass

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert Henry

Gilgrass

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Gilgrass

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Gilgrass

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Kirby

Sister

Widow

35

1846

Preston, Lancashire, England

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