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Household of Henry John Gelson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 John Gelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry John Gelson, born in 1838 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Gelson, born in 1839 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John Wm (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Harriett (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), May Elizabeth (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Clement Stephen (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Henry John Gelson's household

Male

Henry John

Gelson

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Gelson

Wife
Male

John Wm

Gelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Gelson

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Gelson

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Gelson

Daughter
Female

May Elizabeth

Gelson

Daughter
Male

Clement Stephen

Gelson

Son
First name(s) Henry John
Last name Gelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry John

Gelson

Head

Married

43

1838

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Gelson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Gelson

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Gelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Gelson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Gelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

May Elizabeth

Gelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Clement Stephen

Gelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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