Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Gills (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Gills and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Gills, born in 1847 in Penshaw, Durham, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Frances Gills, born in 1846 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; Margaret A (born 1874 in New Herrington, Durham, England) and Frank (born 1879 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Gills's household

Male

Joseph

Gills

Head
Female

Frances

Gills

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Gills

Daughter
Male

Frank

Gills

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Gills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Penshaw, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Gills

Head

Married

34

1847

Penshaw, Durham, England

Frances

Gills

Wife

Married

35

1846

Durham, England

Margaret A

Gills

Daughter

Single

7

1874

New Herrington, Durham, England

Frank

Gills

Son

Single

2

1879

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Gills in Houghton Le Spring in 1881, and follow the Gills family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Gills

We’ve found Joseph Gills in 369 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Gills' household and view the Gills family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census