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Household of John E Gentle (born 1847, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

John E Gentle and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John E Gentle, born in 1847 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, consisted of 7 members. John E was the head of the household, married to Rebecca J Gentle, born in 1855 in Deptford, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Florence E (born 1877 in Walham Green, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1878 in Walham Green, Middlesex, England) and Clara A (born 1880 in Putney, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John E's Servant, Emily (born 1866 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England) and John E's Lodger, Samuel (born 1845 in Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland).


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John E Gentle's household

Male

John E

Gentle

Head
Female

Rebecca J

Gentle

Wife
Female

Florence E

Gentle

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Gentle

Daughter
Female

Clara A

Gentle

Daughter
Female

Emily

Smith

Servant
Male

Samuel

Grubb

Lodger
First name(s) John E
Last name Gentle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John E

Gentle

Head

Married

34

1847

Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England

Rebecca J

Gentle

Wife

Married

26

1855

Deptford, Surrey, England

Florence E

Gentle

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Walham Green, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Gentle

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Walham Green, Middlesex, England

Clara A

Gentle

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Putney, Surrey, England

Emily

Smith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Samuel

Grubb

Lodger

Single

36

1845

Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland

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