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Household of James Gist (born 1825, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stratton, Cornwall, 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 Gist and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gist, born in 1825 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Gist, born in 1829 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1865 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England), Lilly (born 1866 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England), George (born 1868 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England), William (born 1869 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England) and Richard (born 1872 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England). They had 1 grandchild; Lilly, born 1873 in United States.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, Samuel Harris, born in 1799 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.


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James Gist's household

Male

James

Gist

Head
Female

Priscilla

Gist

Wife
Male

James

Gist

Son
Female

Lilly

Gist

Daughter
Male

George

Gist

Son
Male

William

Gist

Son
Male

Richard

Gist

Son
Female

Lilly

Ellice

Grand Daughter
Male

Samuel

Harris

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Gist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gist

Head

Married

56

1825

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Priscilla

Gist

Wife

Married

52

1829

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

James

Gist

Son

Single

16

1865

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Lilly

Gist

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

George

Gist

Son

Single

13

1868

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

William

Gist

Son

Single

12

1869

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Richard

Gist

Son

Single

9

1872

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Lilly

Ellice

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

United States

Samuel

Harris

Father In Law

Widower

82

1799

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

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