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Household of Sophia Gilley (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Sophia Gilley and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Gilley, born in 1831 in Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; George, born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Servant, Emily (born 1860 in Paignton, Devon, England), Sophia's Servant, Janet (born 1862 in Cornwall, England), Sophia's Servant, Susan (born 1858 in Symington, Hampshire, England), Sophia's Boarder, Margaret (born 1853 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England), Sophia's Boarder, Lucy M (born 1873 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Sophia's Boarder, Alice M (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Sophia's Nurse, Eleanor (born 1857 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Sophia's Boarder, Charles M (born 1871 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Sophia's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1836 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Sophia's Boarder, Gertrude (born 1853 in Highgate, Middlesex, England).


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Sophia Gilley's household

Female

Sophia

Gilley

Head
Male

George

Gilley

Son
Female

Emily

Priss

Servant
Female

Janet

Martin

Servant
Female

Susan

Reynard

Servant
Female

Margaret

Shermin

Boarder
Female

Lucy M

Crosse

Boarder
Female

Alice M

Crosse

Boarder
Female

Eleanor

Swimming

Nurse
Male

Charles M

Crosse

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Toogood

Boarder
Female

Gertrude

Toogood

Boarder
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Gilley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Gilley

Head

Widow

50

1831

Middlesex, England

George

Gilley

Son

Single

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emily

Priss

Servant

Single

21

1860

Paignton, Devon, England

Janet

Martin

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cornwall, England

Susan

Reynard

Servant

Single

23

1858

Symington, Hampshire, England

Margaret

Shermin

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Lucy M

Crosse

Boarder

Single

8

1873

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Crosse

Boarder

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

Eleanor

Swimming

Nurse

Single

24

1857

City of London, Middlesex, England

Charles M

Crosse

Boarder

Single

10

1871

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Toogood

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Peckham, Surrey, England

Gertrude

Toogood

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Highgate, Middlesex, England

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