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Household of Henry Gillett (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Ashford, Kent, 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 Gillett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Gillett, born in 1840 in Chilham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Harry R Gillett, born in 1865 in Chilham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Harry R (born 1865 in Chilham, Kent, England), Edwin H (born 1866 in Chilham, Kent, England), Richard (born 1872 in Chilham, Kent, England) and Selina (born 1874 in Chilham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, R C (born 1847 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Henry's Servant, Frances (born 1856 in Mereworth, Kent, England) and Henry's Servant, Rose (born 1860 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Henry Gillett's household

Male

Henry

Gillett

Head
Male

Harry R

Gillett

Son
Male

Edwin H

Gillett

Son
Male

Richard

Gillett

Son
Female

Selina

Gillett

Daughter
Female

R C

Mac Ruilay

Servant
Female

Frances

Page

Servant
Female

Rose

Lee

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Gillett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chilham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Gillett

Head

Married

41

1840

Chilham, Kent, England

Harry R

Gillett

Son

Single

16

1865

Chilham, Kent, England

Edwin H

Gillett

Son

Single

15

1866

Chilham, Kent, England

Richard

Gillett

Son

Single

9

1872

Chilham, Kent, England

Selina

Gillett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chilham, Kent, England

R C

Mac Ruilay

Servant

Single

34

1847

Woolwich, Kent, England

Frances

Page

Servant

Single

25

1856

Mereworth, Kent, England

Rose

Lee

Servant

Single

21

1860

Woolwich, Kent, England

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