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Household of John Gilbert (born 1831, Bedfordshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilbert, born in 1831 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gilbert, born in 1841 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1867 in Stratford, Essex, England), Albert (born 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Rose (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Samuel (born 1879 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Frank Gilbert, born in 1866 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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John Gilbert's household

Male

John

Gilbert

Head
Female

Eliza

Gilbert

Wife
Female

Emily

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Albert

Gilbert

Son
Male

William

Gilbert

Son
Female

Rose

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Gilbert

Son
Male

Frank

Gilbert

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilbert

Head

Married

50

1831

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Eliza

Gilbert

Wife

Married

40

1841

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Emily

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stratford, Essex, England

Albert

Gilbert

Son

Single

13

1868

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Gilbert

Son

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Rose

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Gilbert

Son

Single

2

1879

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Frank

Gilbert

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Woolwich, Kent, England

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