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Household of Thomas Gilbert (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Gilbert and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gilbert, born in 1834 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Gilbert, born in 1833 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Fredrick (born 1856 in Henton, Devon, England), Polly (born 1859 in Henton, Devon, England), William (born 1866 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Emma (born 1872 in Devon, England) and Rosa (born 1876 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Parkin, born in 1810 in Tiverton, Devon, England.


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Thomas Gilbert's household

Male

Thomas

Gilbert

Head
Female

Ann

Gilbert

Wife
Male

Fredrick

Gilbert

Son
Female

Polly

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

William

Gilbert

Son
Female

Emma

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Mary

Parkin

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gilbert

Head

Married

47

1834

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Ann

Gilbert

Wife

Married

48

1833

Exeter, Devon, England

Fredrick

Gilbert

Son

Single

25

1856

Henton, Devon, England

Polly

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Henton, Devon, England

William

Gilbert

Son

Single

15

1866

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Emma

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Rosa

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

Mary

Parkin

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Tiverton, Devon, England

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