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Household of Thomas Gilks (born 1842, Bedfordshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gilks, born in 1842 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gilks, born in 1847 in Downe, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1870 in Downe, Kent, England), Emily (born 1873 in Orpington, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Orpington, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Orpington, Kent, England) and Fanny (born 1881 in Orpington, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, Richard Gilks, born in 1879 in Orpington, Kent, England.


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Thomas Gilks's household

Male

Thomas

Gilks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gilks

Wife
Female

Eliza

Gilks

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gilks

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gilks

Son
Female

Sarah

Gilks

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Gilks

Daughter
Male

Richard

Gilks

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gilks

Head

Married

39

1842

Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Gilks

Wife

Married

34

1847

Downe, Kent, England

Eliza

Gilks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Downe, Kent, England

Emily

Gilks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Orpington, Kent, England

Thomas

Gilks

Son

Single

7

1874

Orpington, Kent, England

Sarah

Gilks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Orpington, Kent, England

Fanny

Gilks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Orpington, Kent, England

Richard

Gilks

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Orpington, Kent, England

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