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Household of Richard Gills (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Richard Gills and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Gills, born in 1834 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gills, born in 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Ammy (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William Henry (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Albert John (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Frederick Edward (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Samuel (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Vernon (born 1831 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Gills's household

Male

Richard

Gills

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gills

Wife
Female

Ammy

Gills

Daughter
Male

Richard

Gills

Son
Male

William Henry

Gills

Son
Male

Albert John

Gills

Son
Male

Frederick Edward

Gills

Son
Male

Samuel

Lindley

Boarder
Male

Vernon

Wragg

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Gills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Gills

Head

Married

47

1834

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Gills

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ammy

Gills

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Gills

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William Henry

Gills

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert John

Gills

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick Edward

Gills

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Lindley

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Vernon

Wragg

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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