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Household of Matthew Gill (born 1836, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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.

Matthew Gill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Gill, born in 1836 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gill, born in 1835 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 6 children; Sophia (born 1860 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1862 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1866 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Middleton St George, Durham, England), Selina (born 1876 in Middleton St George, Durham, England) and Sarah H L (born 1879 in Middleton St George, Durham, England).


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Matthew Gill's household

Male

Matthew

Gill

Head
Female

Mary A

Gill

Wife
Female

Sophia

Gill

Daughter
Male

Fred

Gill

Son
Male

John W

Gill

Son
Male

Arthur

Gill

Son
Female

Selina

Gill

Daughter
Female

Sarah H L

Gill

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Gill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Gill

Head

Married

45

1836

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Mary A

Gill

Wife

Married

46

1835

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Sophia

Gill

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Gill

Son

Single

19

1862

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John W

Gill

Son

Single

15

1866

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Gill

Son

Single

11

1870

Middleton St George, Durham, England

Selina

Gill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Middleton St George, Durham, England

Sarah H L

Gill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middleton St George, Durham, England

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