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Household of James Gilson (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clutton, 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 Gilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilson, born in 1829 in Clandown, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Anna Gilson, born in 1830 in Clandown, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Adulphus J (born 1854 in Timsbury, Somerset, England), Amelia A (born 1856 in Timsbury, Somerset, England), Julia A (born 1862 in Timsbury, Somerset, England), Walter W (born 1866 in Timsbury, Somerset, England) and Sarah E (born 1868 in Timsbury, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Giles Gilson, born in 1842 in Gurney Slade, Somerset, England.


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James Gilson's household

Male

James

Gilson

Head
Female

Mary Anna

Gilson

Wife
Male

Adulphus J

Gilson

Son
Female

Amelia A

Gilson

Daughter
Female

Julia A

Gilson

Daughter
Male

Walter W

Gilson

Son
Female

Sarah E

Gilson

Daughter
Male

Giles

Gilson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Clandown, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gilson

Head

Married

52

1829

Clandown, Somerset, England

Mary Anna

Gilson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Clandown, Somerset, England

Adulphus J

Gilson

Son

Single

27

1854

Timsbury, Somerset, England

Amelia A

Gilson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Timsbury, Somerset, England

Julia A

Gilson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Timsbury, Somerset, England

Walter W

Gilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Timsbury, Somerset, England

Sarah E

Gilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Timsbury, Somerset, England

Giles

Gilson

Servant

Single

39

1842

Gurney Slade, Somerset, England

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