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Household of Robert Gent (born 1850, 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.

Robert Gent and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gent, born in 1850 in Middleton St George, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gent, born in 1847 in Dymock, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Lettice M (born 1874 in Sadberge, Durham, England), Winifred J (born 1876 in Sadberge, Durham, England), Francis R (born 1877 in Sadberge, Durham, England), Maurice W (born 1880 in Sadberge, Durham, England) and Walter D (born 1881 in Sadberge, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Samuel Shaw, born in 1857 in Hyde, Cheshire, England.


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Robert Gent's household

Male

Robert

Gent

Head
Female

Mary A

Gent

Wife
Female

Lettice M

Gent

Daughter
Female

Winifred J

Gent

Daughter
Male

Francis R

Gent

Son
Male

Maurice W

Gent

Son
Male

Walter D

Gent

Son
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Middleton St George, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gent

Head

Married

31

1850

Middleton St George, Durham, England

Mary A

Gent

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dymock, Gloucestershire, England

Lettice M

Gent

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sadberge, Durham, England

Winifred J

Gent

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sadberge, Durham, England

Francis R

Gent

Son

Single

4

1877

Sadberge, Durham, England

Maurice W

Gent

Son

Single

1

1880

Sadberge, Durham, England

Walter D

Gent

Son

Single

0

1881

Sadberge, Durham, England

Samuel

Shaw

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Hyde, Cheshire, England

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