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Household of John Gillingham (born 1835, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Gillingham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gillingham, born in 1835 in Weymouth, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Gillingham, born in 1835 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Sarah A (born 1861 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Emmanuel (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Kate (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Wisheard, born in 1793 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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John Gillingham's household

Male

John

Gillingham

Head
Female

Mary J

Gillingham

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Gillingham

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gillingham

Daughter
Male

Emmanuel

Gillingham

Son
Female

Kate

Gillingham

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wisheard

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gillingham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Weymouth, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gillingham

Head

Married

46

1835

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Mary J

Gillingham

Wife

Married

46

1835

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah A

Gillingham

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jessie

Gillingham

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emmanuel

Gillingham

Son

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

Kate

Gillingham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah

Wisheard

Mother In Law

Widow

88

1793

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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