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Household of Thomas Gilson (born 1830, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, Somerset, 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 Gilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gilson, born in 1830 in Holcombe, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Gilson, born in 1836 in Stoke, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England) and Rose (born 1876 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1863 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1862 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Gilson's household

Male

Thomas

Gilson

Head
Female

Mary

Gilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gilson

Daughter
Female

Rose

Gilson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Jones

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Gould

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Holcombe, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gilson

Head

Married

51

1830

Holcombe, Somerset, England

Mary

Gilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stoke, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Gilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Rose

Gilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Joseph

Jones

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Joseph

Gould

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

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