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Household of Thomas Gilbert (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holsworthy, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gilbert, born in 1847 in Holsworthy, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Anne E Gilbert, born in 1857 in Poundstock, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Cordelia B (born 1878 in Sutcombe, Devon, England), Thomas E (born 1879 in Sutcombe, Devon, England) and Laura C (born 1881 in Sutcombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Helen (born 1864 in Launceston, Cornwall, England), Thomas's Servant, Richard (born 1858 in Cookbury, Devon, England), Thomas's Servant, William (born 1849 in Thornbury, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1868 in Holsworthy, Devon, England).


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Thomas Gilbert's household

Male

Thomas

Gilbert

Head
Female

Anne E

Gilbert

Wife
Female

Cordelia B

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

Gilbert

Son
Female

Laura C

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Helen

Kittow

Servant
Male

Richard

Gilbert

Servant
Male

William

Broad

Servant
Male

John

Hamley

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Holsworthy, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gilbert

Head

Married

34

1847

Holsworthy, Devon, England

Anne E

Gilbert

Wife

Married

24

1857

Poundstock, Cornwall, England

Cordelia B

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sutcombe, Devon, England

Thomas E

Gilbert

Son

Single

2

1879

Sutcombe, Devon, England

Laura C

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sutcombe, Devon, England

Helen

Kittow

Servant

Single

17

1864

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Richard

Gilbert

Servant

Single

23

1858

Cookbury, Devon, England

William

Broad

Servant

Single

32

1849

Thornbury, Devon, England

John

Hamley

Servant

Single

13

1868

Holsworthy, Devon, England

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