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Household of Thomas Gilmer (born 1829, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gilmer, born in 1829 in Tranmere, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John (born 1868 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Mary E (born 1854 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Samuel (born 1872 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), John (born 1877 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, John Kaye, born in 1853 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Gilmer's household

Male

Thomas

Gilmer

Head
Male

John

Gilmer

Son
Male

Thomas

Gilmer

Son
Female

Mary E

Kaye

Daughter
Male

John

Kaye

Son In Law
Male

Samuel

Kaye

Grand Son
Male

John

Kaye

Grand Son
Female

Emily

Kaye

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gilmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gilmer

Head

Widower

52

1829

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

John

Gilmer

Son

Single

13

1868

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Gilmer

Son

Single

10

1871

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Kaye

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

John

Kaye

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Kaye

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

John

Kaye

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Emily

Kaye

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

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