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Household of John Gill (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Gill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gill, born in 1834 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gill, born in 1842 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1861 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Jane (born 1881 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Susannah (born 1865 in Burton Salmon, Yorkshire, England), John's Step Son, Joseph (born 1868 in Burton Salmon, Yorkshire, England) and John's Step Son, Thomas (born 1876 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Gill's household

Male

John

Gill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gill

Wife
Male

William

Gill

Son
Female

Susannah

West

Step Daughter
Male

Joseph

West

Step Son
Male

Thomas

West

Step Son
Female

Mary Jane

Gill

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gill

Head

Married

47

1834

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Gill

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

William

Gill

Son

Single

20

1861

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

West

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Burton Salmon, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

West

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Burton Salmon, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

West

Step Son

Single

5

1876

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Gill

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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