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Household of Joseph Gillett (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langport, Somerset, 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.

Joseph Gillett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Gillett, born in 1848 in Somerton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gillett, born in 1844 in Somerton, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1867 in Somerton, Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1872 in Somerton, Somerset, England), William G (born 1874 in Somerton, Somerset, England), Francis (born 1877 in Somerton, Somerset, England) and Ada A (born 1878 in Somerton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, William Russell, born in 1873 in Somerton, Somerset, England.


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Joseph Gillett's household

Male

Joseph

Gillett

Head
Female

Sarah

Gillett

Wife
Female

Mary J

Gillett

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Gillett

Daughter
Male

William

Russell

Nephew
Male

William G

Gillett

Son
Male

Francis

Gillett

Son
Female

Ada A

Gillett

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Gillett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Somerton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Gillett

Head

Married

33

1848

Somerton, Somerset, England

Sarah

Gillett

Wife

Married

37

1844

Somerton, Somerset, England

Mary J

Gillett

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Somerton, Somerset, England

Bessie

Gillett

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Somerton, Somerset, England

William

Russell

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Somerton, Somerset, England

William G

Gillett

Son

Single

7

1874

Somerton, Somerset, England

Francis

Gillett

Son

Single

4

1877

Somerton, Somerset, England

Ada A

Gillett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Somerton, Somerset, England

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