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Household of Robert Gilbert (born 1852, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Gilbert and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gilbert, born in 1852 in Fordham, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sophia Gilbert, born in 1851 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; Robert C (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Edward G (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Annie E (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Ethel S (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Horace T (born 1881 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Apprentice, Isaac (born 1862 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England), Robert's Apprentice, William (born 1866 in Cambridgeshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Esther (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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Robert Gilbert's household

Male

Robert

Gilbert

Head
Female

Sophia

Gilbert

Wife
Male

Robert C

Gilbert

Son
Male

Edward G

Gilbert

Son
Female

Annie E

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Ethel S

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Horace T

Gilbert

Son
Male

Isaac

Bishop

Apprentice
Male

William

Bailey

Apprentice
Female

Esther

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Fordham, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gilbert

Head

Married

29

1852

Fordham, Cambridgeshire, England

Sophia

Gilbert

Wife

Married

30

1851

Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Robert C

Gilbert

Son

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edward G

Gilbert

Son

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Annie E

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ethel S

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Horace T

Gilbert

Son

Single

0

1881

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Isaac

Bishop

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Bailey

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Cambridgeshire, England

Esther

Shaw

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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