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Household of James R Gent (born 1852, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langport, 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 R Gent and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James R Gent, born in 1852 in Aller, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. James R was the head of the household, married to Mary J Gent, born in 1855 in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Percival J (born 1879 in Aller, Somerset, England) and John S (born 1881 in Aller, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James R's Servant, Elizabeth Jane Shepherd, born in 1864 in Aller, Somerset, England.


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James R Gent's household

Male

James R

Gent

Head
Female

Mary J

Gent

Wife
Male

Percival J

Gent

Son
Male

John S

Gent

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Shepherd

Servant
First name(s) James R
Last name Gent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Aller, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James R

Gent

Head

Married

29

1852

Aller, Somerset, England

Mary J

Gent

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

Percival J

Gent

Son

Single

2

1879

Aller, Somerset, England

John S

Gent

Son

Single

0

1881

Aller, Somerset, England

Elizabeth Jane

Shepherd

Servant

Single

17

1864

Aller, Somerset, England

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