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Household of John Gerdes (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Gerdes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gerdes, born in 1842 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gerdes, born in 1849 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1869 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), John (born 1870 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Elijah (born 1874 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1877 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).


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John Gerdes's household

Male

John

Gerdes

Head
Female

Jane

Gerdes

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Gerdes

Son
Male

John

Gerdes

Son
Male

Elijah

Gerdes

Son
Female

Jane

Gerdes

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Gerdes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gerdes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gerdes

Head

Married

39

1842

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Jane

Gerdes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Gerdes

Son

Single

12

1869

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

John

Gerdes

Son

Single

11

1870

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Elijah

Gerdes

Son

Single

7

1874

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Jane

Gerdes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Gerdes

Son

Single

1

1880

Mile End, Middlesex, England

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