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Household of James Gillingham (born 1839, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Gillingham and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gillingham, born in 1839 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gillingham, born in 1838 in Axminster, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Emily M (born 1866 in Chard, Somerset, England), Sidney J (born 1871 in Chard, Somerset, England), Edith S (born 1873 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Bessie W (born 1875 in Chard, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Caroline Elswood, born in 1857 in Chard, Somerset, England.
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James Gillingham's household
James
Gillingham
Head
Elizabeth
Gillingham
Wife
Emily M
Gillingham
Daughter
Sidney J
Gillingham
Son
Edith S
Gillingham
Daughter
Bessie W
Gillingham
Daughter
Caroline
Elswood
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Gillingham |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Chard, Somerset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Gillingham | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth | Gillingham | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Axminster, Devon, England | |
Emily M | Gillingham | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Sidney J | Gillingham | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Edith S | Gillingham | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Bessie W | Gillingham | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Caroline | Elswood | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Chard, Somerset, England |
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