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Household of Thomas Gent (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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.

Thomas Gent and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gent, born in 1826 in Torrington, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Gent, born in 1834 in Torrington, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Torrington, Devon, England), William (born 1857 in Torrington, Devon, England), John (born 1863 in Torrington, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Torrington, Devon, England) and Emma J (born 1874 in Torrington, Devon, England).


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Thomas Gent's household

Male

Thomas

Gent

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Gent

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gent

Daughter
Male

William

Gent

Son
Male

John

Gent

Son
Male

Thomas

Gent

Son
Female

Emma J

Gent

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Torrington, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gent

Head

Married

55

1826

Torrington, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Gent

Wife

Married

47

1834

Torrington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Gent

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Torrington, Devon, England

William

Gent

Son

Single

24

1857

Torrington, Devon, England

John

Gent

Son

Single

18

1863

Torrington, Devon, England

Thomas

Gent

Son

Single

10

1871

Torrington, Devon, England

Emma J

Gent

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Torrington, Devon, England

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