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Household of Thomas Gentles (born 1842, Angus)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Thomas Gentles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gentles, born in 1842 in Arbroath, Angus, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Gentles, born in 1843 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Joseph P (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), Isabella R (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth B (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Albert E (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Jane Ann (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Catherine Ramsey, born in 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Thomas Gentles's household

Male

Thomas

Gentles

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Gentles

Wife
Male

Joseph P

Gentles

Son
Female

Isabella R

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gentles

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Gentles

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ramsey

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gentles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gentles

Head

Married

39

1842

Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Jane Ann

Gentles

Wife

Married

38

1843

South Shields, Durham, England

Joseph P

Gentles

Son

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabella R

Gentles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth B

Gentles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine

Gentles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Albert E

Gentles

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Gentles

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine

Ramsey

Servant

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

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