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Household of Robert Benj Rd Gimson (born 1827, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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.

Robert Benj Rd Gimson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Benj Rd Gimson, born in 1827 in Knockholt, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Robert Benj Rd was the head of the household, married to Arabella Gimson, born in 1843 in Blackfriars, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Arabella (born 1875 in Tonbridge, Kent, England), Sarah Blanche (born 1876 in Tonbridge, Kent, England), May Eliza (born 1878 in Tonbridge, Kent, England), Lilian (born 1880 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and Josephine (born 1880 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Benj Rd's Mother In Law, Eliza (born 1815 in Eynsford, Kent, England) and Robert Benj Rd's Servant, Nelly (born 1863 in Hastings, Sussex, England).


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Robert Benj Rd Gimson's household

Male

Robert Benj Rd

Gimson

Head
Female

Arabella

Gimson

Wife
Female

Arabella

Gimson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Blanche

Gimson

Daughter
Female

May Eliza

Gimson

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Gimson

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Gimson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Ingram

Mother In Law
Female

Nelly

Tindall

Servant
First name(s) Robert Benj Rd
Last name Gimson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Knockholt, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Benj Rd

Gimson

Head

Married

54

1827

Knockholt, Kent, England

Arabella

Gimson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Blackfriars, Surrey, England

Arabella

Gimson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Sarah Blanche

Gimson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tonbridge, Kent, England

May Eliza

Gimson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Lilian

Gimson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hastings, Sussex, England

Josephine

Gimson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hastings, Sussex, England

Eliza

Ingram

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Eynsford, Kent, England

Nelly

Tindall

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hastings, Sussex, England

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