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Household of Thomas Gilbert (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 1848 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gilbert, born in 1848 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1869 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1874 in Cheshire, England), Benjamin (born 1876 in Cheshire, England), James R (born 1878 in Cheshire, England) and Sophia (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father, John Bates, born in 1813 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Gilbert's household

Male

Thomas

Gilbert

Head
Female

Sarah

Gilbert

Wife
Male

John W

Gilbert

Son
Female

Nancy

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Gilbert

Son
Male

James R

Gilbert

Son
Female

Sophia

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

John

Bates

Father
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gilbert

Head

Married

33

1848

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gilbert

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cheshire, England

John W

Gilbert

Son

Single

12

1869

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

Benjamin

Gilbert

Son

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

James R

Gilbert

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Sophia

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

John

Bates

Father

Widower

68

1813

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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