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Household of James Gilbert (born 1837, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Gilbert and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilbert, born in 1837 in Fordham, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gilbert, born in 1844 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 7 children; James W (born 1865 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England), Rosa A (born 1866 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England), Helena (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Clara (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Amelia (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Lewis Allen, born in 1860 in Soho, Middlesex, England.


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James Gilbert's household

Male

James

Gilbert

Head
Female

Mary

Gilbert

Wife
Male

James W

Gilbert

Son
Female

Rosa A

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Helena

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Gilbert

Son
Female

Clara

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Harry

Gilbert

Son
Female

Amelia

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Allen

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Fordham, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gilbert

Head

Married

44

1837

Fordham, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Gilbert

Wife

Married

37

1844

Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

James W

Gilbert

Son

Single

16

1865

Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Rosa A

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Helena

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Gilbert

Son

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Clara

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Harry

Gilbert

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Lewis

Allen

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Soho, Middlesex, England

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