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Household of Thomas Gursther (born 1844, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 Gursther and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gursther, born in 1844 in Milford, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gursther, born in 1840 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1867 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1869 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1871 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Edward (born 1875 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Matthew (born 1840 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Thomas Gursther's household

Male

Thomas

Gursther

Head
Female

Mary A

Gursther

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Gursther

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gursther

Daughter
Male

John

Gursther

Son
Male

Edward

Gursther

Son
Male

Matthew

Hart

Boarder
Male

John

Jenkins

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gursther
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Milford, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gursther

Head

Married

37

1844

Milford, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Mary A

Gursther

Wife

Married

41

1840

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Elizabeth A

Gursther

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Gursther

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Gursther

Son

Single

10

1871

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Gursther

Son

Single

6

1875

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Matthew

Hart

Boarder

Widower

41

1840

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Jenkins

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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