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Household of John Gilwhite (born 1849, Essex)

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 Gilwhite and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilwhite, born in 1849 in Barking, Essex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gilwhite, born in 1845 in Wapping, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth S (born 1872 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), John (born 1873 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Thomas W (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1878 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Henry J (born 1880 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).


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John Gilwhite's household

Male

John

Gilwhite

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gilwhite

Wife
Female

Elizabeth S

Gilwhite

Daughter
Male

John

Gilwhite

Son
Male

Thomas W

Gilwhite

Son
Female

Alice

Gilwhite

Daughter
Male

Henry J

Gilwhite

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gilwhite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Barking, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gilwhite

Head

Married

32

1849

Barking, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Gilwhite

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth S

Gilwhite

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Middlesex, England

John

Gilwhite

Son

Single

8

1873

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Thomas W

Gilwhite

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Alice

Gilwhite

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Henry J

Gilwhite

Son

Single

1

1880

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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