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Household of Thomas Gilbert (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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 Gilbert and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gilbert, born in 1835 in Mersham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gilbert, born in 1834 in Brabourne, Kent, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1864 in Sellinge, Kent, England), William (born 1867 in Sellinge, Kent, England), Charles (born 1873 in Sellinge, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Sellinge, Kent, England) and Lilian (born 1878 in Sellinge, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; Helen, born 1877 in Sellinge, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Henry Daisey, born in 1854 in Willesborough, Kent, England.


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Thomas Gilbert's household

Male

Thomas

Gilbert

Head
Female

Mary A

Gilbert

Wife
Male

George

Gilbert

Son
Male

William

Gilbert

Son
Male

Charles

Gilbert

Son
Male

Arthur

Gilbert

Son
Female

Lilian

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Helen

Finn

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Daisey

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Mersham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gilbert

Head

Married

46

1835

Mersham, Kent, England

Mary A

Gilbert

Wife

Married

47

1834

Brabourne, Kent, England

George

Gilbert

Son

Single

17

1864

Sellinge, Kent, England

William

Gilbert

Son

Single

14

1867

Sellinge, Kent, England

Charles

Gilbert

Son

Single

8

1873

Sellinge, Kent, England

Arthur

Gilbert

Son

Single

7

1874

Sellinge, Kent, England

Lilian

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sellinge, Kent, England

Helen

Finn

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sellinge, Kent, England

Henry

Daisey

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Willesborough, Kent, England

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