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Household of Thomas Gill (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 Gill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gill, born in 1840 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Gill, born in 1844 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jemima (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Robert Emison (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Thomas Marshall, born in 1856 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Gill's household

Male

Thomas

Gill

Head
Female

Dorothy

Gill

Wife
Female

Jemima

Gill

Daughter
Male

John

Gill

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Gill

Daughter
Male

Robert Emison

Gill

Son
Male

Thomas

Marshall

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gill

Head

Married

41

1840

Colne, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Gill

Wife

Married

37

1844

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Jemima

Gill

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Gill

Son

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Gill

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Robert Emison

Gill

Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Marshall

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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