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Household of James Gilbert (born 1821, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

James Gilbert and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilbert, born in 1821 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; William (born 1852 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England), James (born 1861 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England), Martha (born 1863 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England), Mary A (born 1867 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Joseph T (born 1870 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1855 in Bacup, Lancashire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Harry A (born 1878 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1879 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Margaret A (born 1853 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodgers Son, Joseph W (born 1877 in Bacup, Lancashire, England).


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James Gilbert's household

Male

James

Gilbert

Head
Male

William

Gilbert

Son
Male

James

Gilbert

Son
Female

Martha

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Joseph T

Gilbert

Son
Female

Sarah

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Harry A

Gilbert

Grand Son
Female

Martha A

Gilbert

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Gilbert

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Spencer

Lodger
Male

Joseph W

Spencer

Lodgers Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gilbert

Head

Widower

60

1821

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Gilbert

Son

Married

29

1852

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

James

Gilbert

Son

Single

20

1861

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Martha

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary A

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Joseph T

Gilbert

Son

Single

11

1870

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gilbert

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Harry A

Gilbert

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Gilbert

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gilbert

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Spencer

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Joseph W

Spencer

Lodgers Son

Single

4

1877

Bacup, Lancashire, England

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