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Household of John Gittings (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Gittings and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gittings, born in 1841 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Gittings, born in 1850 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; John R (born 1875 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1877 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Walter (born 1881 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, Samuel R (born 1856 in Canterbury, Kent, England), John's Housekeeper, Mary (born 1825 in Oxfordshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Alton, Derbyshire, England).


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John Gittings's household

Male

John

Gittings

Head
Female

Emily

Gittings

Wife
Male

John R

Gittings

Son
Male

Henry

Gittings

Son
Male

Walter

Gittings

Son
Male

Samuel R

Clements

Assistant
Female

Mary

Honer

Housekeeper
Female

Mary

Heywood

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gittings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gittings

Head

Married

40

1841

Gillingham, Kent, England

Emily

Gittings

Wife

Married

31

1850

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

John R

Gittings

Son

Single

6

1875

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Henry

Gittings

Son

Single

4

1877

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Walter

Gittings

Son

Single

0

1881

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Samuel R

Clements

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Canterbury, Kent, England

Mary

Honer

Housekeeper

Widow

56

1825

Oxfordshire, England

Mary

Heywood

Servant

Single

15

1866

Alton, Derbyshire, England

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