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Household of Thomas Gidwell (born 1843, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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.

Thomas Gidwell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gidwell, born in 1843 in Ryton, Shropshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriett Gidwell, born in 1842 in Grafton, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth M (born 1878 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Alice (born 1862 in Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1868 in Grafton, Warwickshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, James J (born 1841 in Overbury, Worcestershire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Herbert (born 1853 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Henry W (born 1841 in East Indies), Thomas's Lodger, Harriet (born 1821 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England), Thomas's Boarder, Helen G (born 1852 in United States) and Thomas's Boarder, John M C (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Gidwell's household

Male

Thomas

Gidwell

Head
Female

Harriett

Gidwell

Wife
Female

Alice

Gidwell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Gidwell

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lidster

Visitor
Female

Jane

Cowper

Servant
Male

James J

Milton

Lodger
Male

Herbert

Percival

Lodger
Male

Henry W

Clerke

Boarder
Female

Harriet

Edwards

Lodger
Female

Helen G

Boult

Boarder
Male

John M C

Boult

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gidwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ryton, Shropshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gidwell

Head

Married

38

1843

Ryton, Shropshire, England

Harriett

Gidwell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Grafton, Warwickshire, England

Alice

Gidwell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth M

Gidwell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Lidster

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England

Jane

Cowper

Servant

Single

13

1868

Grafton, Warwickshire, England

James J

Milton

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Overbury, Worcestershire, England

Herbert

Percival

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Henry W

Clerke

Boarder

Married

40

1841

East Indies

Harriet

Edwards

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England

Helen G

Boult

Boarder

Married

29

1852

United States

John M C

Boult

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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