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Household of John Gilbert (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilbert, born in 1839 in Christow, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John W (born 1863 in Torquay, Devon, England), Henry R (born 1865 in Torquay, Devon, England), Herbert A (born 1869 in Torquay, Devon, England), Emeline (born 1872 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Lilian (born 1874 in Babbacombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Hodge, born in 1836 in Devon, England.


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John Gilbert's household

Male

John

Gilbert

Head
Male

John W

Gilbert

Son
Male

Henry R

Gilbert

Son
Male

Herbert A

Gilbert

Son
Female

Emeline

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hodge

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Christow, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilbert

Head

Widower

42

1839

Christow, Devon, England

John W

Gilbert

Son

Single

18

1863

Torquay, Devon, England

Henry R

Gilbert

Son

Single

16

1865

Torquay, Devon, England

Herbert A

Gilbert

Son

Single

12

1869

Torquay, Devon, England

Emeline

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Torquay, Devon, England

Lilian

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Babbacombe, Devon, England

Margaret

Hodge

Servant

Single

45

1836

Devon, England

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